Explore the Family Name Paules

The meaning of Paules

1. Spanish: habitational name from any of several places called Paules in the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca in Aragon, and Albacete. 2. Americanized form of Greek Pavlis.

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How common is the last name Paules in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Paules" had a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,873 in terms of prevalence among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it slipped to the 34,073rd position - a drop of 14.06%. In terms of absolute numbers, there were 742 individuals with the surname "Paules" recorded in the 2000 census, which reduced by 10.11% to 667 individuals in 2010. The proportion of the surname per 100k people also decreased by 17.86%, from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,873	#34,073	-14.06%
Count	742	667	-10.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.23	-17.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paules

The Decennial U.S. Census data also offers insight into the ethnic identity associated with the "Paules" surname. The majority of those bearing this surname identified as White, with a slightly decreasing trend from 97.04% in 2000 to 95.35% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic showed an increase, nearly doubling from 1.08% to 2.10% over the same period. The category "Two or more races" also showed significant growth, up 101.49% from 0.67% in 2000 to 1.35% in 2010. There was a slight decline in individuals identifying as Black, from 0.94% to 0.75%. No individuals with the surname "Paules" identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	95.35%	-1.74%
Hispanic	1.08%	2.1%	94.44%
Two or More Races	0.67%	1.35%	101.49%
Black	0.94%	0.75%	-20.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%