The Pauli surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,104 people carried this name — #14,248 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 19% from 1,767 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Pauli surname
A surname from given name.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Pauli» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,479 people named Pauli live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 241 people named Pauli.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 222 people named Pauli 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
93 people named Pauli have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 133 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 61 people named Pauli 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 Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
237 people named Pauli are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Pauli in American newspapers,
1914–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,463 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pauli,
with a public archive behind them.
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Simon Pauli 1534–1591 · theologian -
Hinrich Pauli d. 1575 · professor
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Klaudius Pauli d. 1763 · writer
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Johannes Pauli 1455–1530 · writer
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Hans Pauli 1501– · monk
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Adrian Pauli 1548–1611 · pastor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pauli.
- Paula 1,538 · U.S. census
- Paulat 122 · U.S. census
- Paule 835 · U.S. census
- Paulen 143 · U.S. census
- Paulet 167 · U.S. census
- Pauletto 108 · 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
- Paulo 1,388 · U.S. census
- Pauls 2,958 · U.S. census
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