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The Paulino surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,500 people carried this name — #3,142 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,600 people counted. That is up 47% from 7,840 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Paulino surname

From Spanish or Portuguese, a given name as surname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Paulino» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 797 people named Paulino 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 314
City of Buenos Aires 99
Córdoba 71
Entre Ríos 65
Formosa 63
Santa Fe 52
La Pampa 48
Chaco 39

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

218 people named Paulino live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 41
Geneva 33
Zurich 30
Fribourg 19
Valais 17
Ticino 13
Aargau 13
Basel-Landschaft 10

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 64 people named Paulino.

Most of them — 43 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Ariège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 43
Ariège 4
Aude 4
Haut-Rhin 3
Landes 2
Gironde 2
Pyrénées-Orientales 1
Paris 1
Seine-Maritime 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Paulino in American newspapers,
1927–1928.

Newspaper page from Douglas Daily Dispatch carrying the name Paulino
Douglas Daily Dispatch 1927-02-26
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Paulino
The Wolf Point Herald 1928-01-06
Newspaper page from Douglas Daily Dispatch carrying the name Paulino
Douglas Daily Dispatch 1928-02-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,462 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Paulino,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rolen Paulino
    Rolen Paulino 1962– · politician
  • José Paulino Gomes 1895–2023
  • Javier Paulino Pérez 1913–1991 · physician
  • Inés Paulino 1944– · photographer
  • C. Paulino 1950– · badminton player
  • Roberto Paulino 1951– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Paulino.

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