The Paulet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 167 people carried this name — #106,570 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 13% from 148 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Paulet surname
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Paul.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Paulet» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,570 people named Paulet.
43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 79 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 176 people named Paulet live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 54 people named Paulet live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Paulet live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Paulet,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester 1483–1572 · politician -
Richard Paulet d. 1614 · politician
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Harry Paulet d. 1804
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Harry Paulet d. 1804
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Elizabeth Paulet d. 1477
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Mary Clerk d. 1901
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Paulet.
- Pau 852 · U.S. census
- Paul 78,256 · U.S. census
- Paula 1,538 · U.S. census
- Paulat 122 · U.S. census
- Paule 835 · U.S. census
- Paulen 143 · U.S. census
- Pauletto 108 · U.S. census
- Pauli 2,104 · U.S. census
- Paulic 102 · U.S. census
- Paulin 3,689 · U.S. census
- Pauline 872 · U.S. census
- Paulino 11,500 · U.S. census
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