Pauley Surname

34,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Pauley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Paul,' from the pet form Pauley; compare Charley, Teddie, &c. I cannot find any trace of a local origin. Paul was one of the favourite personal names in the 13th century. Thus I am driven to the above conclusion.

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Pauley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,4551:26,9393,373
England5011:111,21411,481
Canada3111:118,47512,504
Australia2861:94,39110,761
South Africa2581:209,99122,252
Scotland1211:44,2464,001
Northern Ireland1151:16,0442,139
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
India431:17,838,730274,051
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:84,9328,963
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3461:37,3104,413

Pauley (120) may also be a first name.

Pauley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Paul,' from the pet form Pauley; compare Charley, Teddie, &c. I cannot find any trace of a local origin. Paul was one of the favourite personal names in the 13th century. Thus I am driven to the above conclusion. Of course Pawley has a very local look.

Geoffrey Pauly, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Pauly, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1574. Thomas Haynes and Elizabeth Pawlye, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1575. Thomas Pawlie, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The French Pauly, a deriv. from Latin Paulus through (a) a type Pauli-us, (b) the genit. Pauli: v. Paul.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gerold Pauli, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry and William Pauly, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Pauley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pauley Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pauley (Oriya: ପାଉେଲ, Russian: Паулей) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pauley? popularity and diffusion

Pauley is the 34,765th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 478,060 people. The last name Pauley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pauley reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pauley is also the 852,104th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 120 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 13,455 people, or 1 in 26,939. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 16 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Pauley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pauley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 605 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pauley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pauley surname are 11.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pauley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 272.51% more than the national average, earning R 885,228 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,399 CAD per year.

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Paulley92736/
Pausley9240/
Pauly9119,792/
Paule9113,352/
Paley918,799/
Puley91648/
Pulley8313,094/
Paulet838,402/
Pasley834,759/
Paules831,792/
Palley831,582/
Pauler831,139/
Paleya83851/
Paulhe83560/
Pailey83527/
Paulay83372/
Pahule83231/
Puiley83130/
Putley83124/
Patley8397/
Pusley8396/
Paulez8389/
Pealey8382/
Pouley8368/
Paully8353/
Paulie8343/
Paulle8324/
Paulee8321/
Paulea8318/
Payley8316/
Paleyo8312/
Phuley8310/
Pajule8310/
Paulya837/
Paulei834/
Pauliy834/
Paleye834/
Paloey832/
Pauloy832/
Paliey832/
Pausly832/
Paulue831/
Pautle831/
Puoley831/
Puloey831/
Puhley831/
Phaley831/
Pahley831/
Paaley831/
Pauleh831/
Paulée831/
Pauleu831/
Pauleţ831/
Paulge831/
Paleyd831/
Puleya831/
Puleyo831/
Puyley830/
Pautly830/
Peuley830/
Pale80110,837/
Pule8036,015/
Paly801,300/
Puly80120/
Paisley778,348/
Pauleus773,032/
Peasley772,714/
Pautler771,070/
Paulett77536/
Pailley77306/
Pauleit7792/
Paulech7779/
Paullet7753/
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Puilley7733/
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Pauelei770/
Palei7360,105/
Patle7358,064/
Paula7349,977/
Palle7343,221/
Pauli7326,721/
Phule7311,383/
Palyi7311,357/
Paler7310,648/
Pally736,240/
Phale735,368/
Palay734,753/
Paliy734,509/
Poley734,233/
Pulle733,020/
Pales732,834/
Paile732,811/
Palej732,567/
Palet732,389/
Palee732,326/
Pouly731,819/
Paily731,525/
Pulei731,194/
Pasle731,082/
Pulya731,056/
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Paled73997/
Palea73920/
Pules73738/
Peale73636/
Paleh73631/
Puile73615/
Pully73530/
Pahle73517/
Pulay73499/
Paleu73482/
Palye73471/
Palie73373/
Peuly73362/
Payle73331/
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Palyo73294/
Poule73218/
Palae73158/
Paale73149/
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Pulet73128/
Pulez73124/
Puleh73116/
Piley73113/
Peule73106/
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Pulyi7394/
Paloy7390/
Palhe7385/
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Phaly7375/
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Putle7355/
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Pfausler71149/
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Polley6728,353/
Poulet6711,192/
Pooley678,512/
Paller676,028/
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Paille672,856/
Paulis672,284/
Phally672,156/
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Pauley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pauley in the Oriya language
ପାଉେଲpauela-
Pauley in the Russian language
Паулейpaulej-

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