Tracing the Pau Family Name

Families named Pau share their surname's story with Paul, of which it is a variant. The family name meaning is “From Paulus, "small"”, the same as for Paul. Before spelling was fixed, Paul was also written Pau. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

In the Spanish register, Pau appears 1,295 times as a first surname and 1,131 times as a second one. In the 2010 US Census, 852 Americans gave Pau as their last name (rank 28,100).

There is no single Pau family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Pau family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.