Saul Surname

12,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Saul Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sewal' (v. Sigwald in Miss Yonge's History of Christian Names, ii. 310).

Sewallus de Cleton, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sewale de Retcote, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Saul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4861:38,2104,715
South Africa5,0231:10,7861,347
Israel4,0951:2,090230
Germany3,0501:26,3953,483
Haiti2,4871:4,296549
England2,3581:23,6293,278
Philippines2,3311:43,4316,946
Indonesia1,6611:79,6208,443
Nigeria1,4731:120,2607,937
Australia1,4621:18,4652,575
Tanzania1,1851:44,6765,056
Papua New Guinea7681:10,617929
Canada7571:48,6735,909
Brazil7071:302,79311,676
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Argentina5881:72,6936,184
Vanuatu4721:558113
Kenya4161:111,0099,481
Estonia4101:3,224236
Guyana4101:1,859332
France4001:166,05725,870
India3701:2,073,15070,338
Mexico2501:496,5058,928
Namibia2111:11,4192,168
Liberia1841:23,9592,362
Malaysia1641:179,84310,807
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
Russia1331:1,083,63281,637
Zimbabwe1291:119,67616,190
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Ukraine1201:379,35646,349
Ireland1131:41,6723,227
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Spain601:779,20132,544
Chile511:345,4219,676
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Poland481:791,84963,527
Uruguay461:74,6037,760
Trinidad and Tobago431:31,7203,224
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Guernsey371:1,742400
Marshall Islands351:1,481370
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Micronesia241:4,427583
Wales231:134,5459,804
Barbados211:13,688897
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
Saint Lucia191:9,4101,001
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Finland161:343,54424,270
Greece161:692,48777,522
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Panama111:355,6607,645
Austria101:851,54467,454
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belize81:44,4342,498
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
China61:227,886,92811,701
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1221:36,3103,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4781:16,4922,404
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5981:31,4263,789

The alternate forms: Şaul (66), Šaul (1) & Saùl (1) are calculated separately.

Saul (431,377) may also be a first name.

Saul Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sewal' (v. Sigwald in Miss Yonge's History of Christian Names, ii. 310).

Sewallus de Cleton, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sewale de Retcote, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert fil. Sew, Norfolkhants, ibid.

Thomas Sewald, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Godard Sewale, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Sewal atte Ponde, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Sewall Dapifer. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

As a personal name Sewal lingered on into the 16th century:

Sewall Worth, of Titherington, Cheshire, 1520: East Cheshire.

The modern English form is Sewell. The United States have preserved Sewall from oblivion.

1586. Francis Hodges and Joanna Sewell: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1664. Robert Sewell and Jane Ryves: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(1) Bapt 'the son of Saul'; compare Paul. This personal name was somewhat uncommon, (a) Local, 'at the saule' (Le. Sale, which see), from residence therein as owner or servitor. Old English sel, a hall; the Frenchsalle. The surname of the famous knight commemorated by Froissart (, 133348) is variously written de la Sale, de la Saule, de Aula, or de Halle (Notes and Queries). No doubt both (i)and (a) have contributed to our directories.

Johannes Saule, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Cecilia Saule, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Saule, 1379: ibid.

1582-3. Arnold Saule, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1602. Baptised — Mary, d. Edward Saule: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(Hebrew) Asked For [Hebrew Sháúl, pp. of the root sháal, to ask] (English) belonging to Saul (Glouc.), apparently an irreg. form of Sale, q.v.

(French-Teut.) Dweller at a Willow-Tree [French saule, O.H.Ger. salaha (= Old English s(e)alh), a willow] (rarely) (Celtic) Dweller at a Barn [Gaelic (and Irish) sabhal(l (bh as u] “The name Saul, in the Barony of Lecale Lower, County Down, is a contracted form of sabhall, ‘a barn.’ It takes its name from the barn presented to St. Patrick by Dicho, the chief of the district, for the purposes of his mission in the north of Ireland after his expulsion from Wicklow.’’— Reeves, Eccl. Antiq.; Matheson, Rev. Gen. Topog. Index Irel.1901 (1909), p. 30.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Of Norman origin this name, now rare, was formerly mainly associated with Cos. Tipperary and Waterford. MIF 212

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Asked for” in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Saul (desire); one who came from Saul (sallow wood), in Gloucestershire, or from Sall (sallow wood), in Norfolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps sometimes from Saul, a parish co. Gloucester, or Saul co. Down, Ulster, Ireland. But see Sale.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Old Norse, Sjölfr, contraction of Sæ-úlfr; from the German, Schaul, Schaller, Saul, Sauler; in the Domesday Book, Saulf, Seulf, Sawold, Saul; from the Dutch, Scholl, Saul; from the Flemish, Swolf, Soualle; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sewell is a very old Norfolk name, going back to the 14th century.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Saul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saul (Georgian: საულ, Hindi: साउल, Marathi: साऊळ, Oriya: ସାଉଲ, Russian: Сауль) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Şaul, Šaul or Saùl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saul? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,920th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 167,935 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 31 percent of Saul reside; 21 percent reside in North America and 20 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Saul is also the 2,370th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 431,377 people.

The last name Saul is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 9,486 people, or 1 in 38,210. In The United States Saul is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 117 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.

Saul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saul surname grew 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 7 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Saul last name are 9.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saul earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.33% less than the national average, earning R 158,436 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $22,238,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $54,563 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şaul9266/
Šaul921/
Saùl921/
Saule893,385/
Shaul893,122/
Sajul891,824/
Sahul89840/
Saull89429/
Saiul8966/
Sauel8952/
Sauld8946/
Sayul8919/
Szaul892/
Scaul891/
Sjaul891/
Saulė891/
Sausl891/
Sal8636,420/
Sul8616,217/
Shahul806,262/
Saulle801,949/
Shaull801,022/
Schaul801,005/
Sautel80686/
Saouel80172/
Shaule80139/
Saihul8093/
Sausel8042/
Shajul8025/
Szaule8017/
Suyaul8013/
Sahjul807/
Sahyul806/
Sauyal804/
Sauell803/
Sausil803/
Shauul802/
Sautil802/
Sahiul801/
Sahaul801/
Shauld801/
Seyaul801/
Saucel801/
Saiaul801/
Saulth801/
Shauel800/
Saulph800/
Sayuld800/
Sale75400,029/
Sule75335,895/
Sall75230,952/
Salh7564,021/
Seal7546,578/
Sial7529,659/
Salt7514,443/
Sahl7512,904/
Saal7511,639/
Sail7510,537/
Shal756,750/
Shul753,566/
Soul752,762/
Sael752,690/
Seul752,576/
Suel752,266/
Szal752,000/
Szul751,990/
Sult751,923/
Jaul751,338/
Suhl75979/
Sull75502/
Suil75445/
Sald75339/
Sulh75253/
Siul75139/
Scal75106/
Sulp7591/
Suul7566/
Zaul7554/
Salp7553/
Suld7552/
Satl7523/
Sayl7521/
Susl7521/
Suol7514/
Scul7512/
Sajl759/
Sjul759/
Hsul757/
Sasl756/
Sgul756/
Saïl756/
Ssal756/
Sutl752/
Jsal752/
Ssul752/
Hsal752/
Saãl751/
Salå751/
Salë751/
Sauł751/
Saál751/
Sa'l751/
Suyl751/
Zsal751/
Saulova73436/
Schaule73298/
Sejault7315/
Sautell7314/
Saulová7314/
Sahajul7310/
Shajoul735/
Shautil735/
Shaahul734/
Saucell734/
Schaull732/
Shahull732/
Shajule732/
Sajaule731/
Saucill731/
Schault731/
Shausil731/
Shauyal731/
Shahjul731/
Sshahul731/
Sausell731/
Séjault731/
Shaouel731/
Sauheel731/
Shausel730/
Sahal6770,837/
Soule6768,341/
Salhe6730,625/
Siyal6724,887/
Sulle6723,633/
Shale6717,510/
Salle6717,460/
Sajal6715,094/
Seale6714,034/
Shull6713,174/
Sayel6711,457/
Sutil6710,083/
Sajol679,971/
Suyal675,544/
Sayal675,528/
Saile675,269/
Scull675,268/
Shail673,487/
Soyal673,192/
Shall672,644/
Cayul672,592/
Sasil672,433/
Sacil672,301/
Satil672,056/
Sayle672,009/
Sejal671,844/
Schul671,508/
Shaal671,484/
Shule671,339/
Susil671,155/
Seyal671,127/
Shahl671,083/
Saale671,065/
Shoul67989/
Sojal67867/
Sayil67801/
Suell67689/
Sehal67611/
Sutel67536/
Chaul67514/
Susel67489/
Satel67439/
Seule67429/
Schal67424/
Sagli67415/
Shult67404/
Shuel67376/
Jajul67343/
Shaulova67323/
Jaule67304/
Seall67301/
Sajil67298/
Sayol67273/
Suyel67251/
Sawel67218/
Sallh67214/
Sheal67212/
Sacel67212/
Shald67191/
Shuul67173/
Sujal67162/
Cajul67140/
Saial67128/
Saalh67125/
Scall67121/
Szall67115/
Sijal67112/
Sulph67106/
Szule67100/
Salhh6793/
Suyol6789/
Saitl6788/
Saill6778/
Saiol6778/
Zaule6767/
Shael6765/
Sucel6765/
Saiel6759/
Siaal6759/
Sujol6755/
Zauel6754/
Shayl6754/
Sugli6753/
Souel6750/
Šaule6746/
Saell6744/
Sasel6744/
Zajul6744/
Sceal6743/
Szaal6742/
Ssale6740/
Sasle6738/
Sajtl6738/
Seyul6736/
Sajel6736/
Shalh6734/
Sheul6732/
Suehl6732/
Sohul6729/
Suile6729/
Sailh6727/
Sahyl6724/
Sjail6723/
Saail6722/
Saldì6722/
Hsale6720/
Szull6719/
Sušel6718/
Shuhl6717/
Seual6716/
Ssule6716/
Shalp6715/
Shgul6715/
Syial6714/
Shauyele6713/
Seuel6713/
Saldh6713/
Sould6712/
Siall6712/
Sujel6712/
Sujil6711/
Shgal6711/
Sa'al6711/
Syyal6710/
Saelh679/
Seull678/
Soial678/
Jayul678/
Salll678/
Salph678/
Shuld678/
Cauel678/
Shalt677/
Sulhe677/
Suiel677/
Szult677/
Hsaal676/
Saiil676/
Sgall676/
Shuil676/
Shatl676/
Seulh676/
Suiil675/
Sieal674/
Suole674/
Jhaul674/
Ssalh674/
Xsoul674/
Sjuld673/
Susle673/
Sahhl673/
Zaiul673/
Sahlh673/
Sallì673/
Sgail673/
Siayl673/
Saaal673/
Sahll672/
Shuol672/
Szail672/
Salhs672/
Salld672/
Sauchell672/
Shhal672/
Seeal672/
Seuhl672/
Seuil672/
Seial672/
Suhyl672/
Sucil672/
Suldt672/
Sujle672/
Soull671/
Scail671/
Sallp671/
S'Hal671/
Saahl671/
Sauelova671/
Sathl671/
Salzz671/
Hsall671/
Zault671/
Schauele671/
Sayld671/
Sjgal671/
Shsal671/
Shulh671/
Shulp671/
Shjul671/
Shahahul671/
Shahajul671/
Suial671/
Sutll671/
Sultt671/
Szgal671/
Saltd671/
Sajlt671/
Suill671/
Sealh671/
Salhl671/
Saild671/
Sudtl671/
Sayıl671/
Sallı671/
Jaull671/
Zsule671/
Zsale671/
Suijl671/
Souël671/
Ssall671/
Saihl671/
Saall671/
S'All671/
Saslh671/
Saïle671/
Scaal671/
Scéal671/
Sullt671/
Sußel671/
Suitl671/
Sshul671/
Ssaal671/
Sasyl671/
Sayül671/
Saylh671/
Satlh671/
Saald671/
Saalt671/
Shhul671/
Soujl671/
Suysl671/
Sutld671/
Susyl671/
Sutyl671/
Su'lp671/
Hsail671/
Sealt670/
Sulhs670/
Shutl670/
Schaulle670/
Seahl670/
Sauschel670/
Saltt670/
Seald670/

Saul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saul in the Georgian language
საულsaul-
Saul in the Marathi language
साऊळsa'ula72.18
साऊलsa'ula9.37
साउलsa'ula6.89
साउळsa'ula6.06
सौलsaula3.86
शालsala0.28
Saul in the Oriya language
ସାଉଲsa'ula48.4
େଶୗଳesala16
ସାଉଳsa'ula11.6
ଶାଉଲsa'ula8.8
ସଉଲsa'ula2.4
େଶୗଲesala2.4
ସାଉଲ୍sa'ul0.4
Saul in the Hindi language
साउलsa'ula48.08
सौलsaula40.38
साऊलsa'ula7.69
साूलsaula1.92
Saul in the Russian language
Саульsaul-

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