Pawling Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

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

Pawling 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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Pawling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6671:543,41745,008
Mexico821:1,513,73416,311
England471:1,185,49155,443
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Pawling 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

For Paulin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pawling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pawling is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 422,155th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Pawling are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 543,417. In The United States Pawling is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent live, New Jersey, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Pawling exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 10 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Pawling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pawling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pawling surname expanded 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pawling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pawling are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pawling earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $49,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $48,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pavling8630/
Pawlink861/
Pawleng861/
Pavlinc7177/
Pavlink713/
Pawlenc711/
Pabilng711/
Pevling710/
Pewlueng672/
Phewlueng634/
Peiwlueng631/
Pavlincová59106/
Pavlinkova596/
Pawlenková594/
Pavlincova592/
Phewhlueng591/
Pavlinková591/
Pavlenk572/
Pavlenc571/

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