The Pauly surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,235 people carried this name — #9,969 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,126 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,917 people named Pauly.
48 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 85 départements, most often Moselle.
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 418 people named Pauly 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 Liège.
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 Pauly 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
45 people named Pauly live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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.
In Poland’s population register
22 people named Pauly have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 50 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 the Nordic population registers
31 people named Pauly is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Pauly in American newspapers,
1898–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 344,900 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pauly,
with a public archive behind them.
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John W. Pauly d. 1933 · politician
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André-Jean Pauly d. 2004
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August Friedrich Pauly 1756–1818 · theologian
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Jean Samuel Pauly 1766–1821 · gunsmith
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August Pauly 1796–1845 · writer
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Franz Pauly 1827–1885 · writer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pauly.
- 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
- Paulus 5,171 · U.S. census
- Paumier 214 · U.S. census
- Paur 219 · U.S. census
- Paus 249 · U.S. census
- Pause 205 · U.S. census
- Pautler 411 · U.S. census
- Pauwels 489 · U.S. census
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