About the Paull Surname

Paull is one more way Paul has been written over the centuries. Name scholars give the meaning as “From Paulus, "small"”. The extra “l” in Paull is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Páll, Pauls and Pau.

The 2010 US Census counted 2,300 people named Paull, ranking it number 13,264 among American surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Pauli and Pauly.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Paul surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Paull family name pack.