How common is the last name Paulson?

18,659 people in the United States have the last name Paulson, about 1 in 16,019. It ranks #1,889 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PAULSON

#1,889

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,659
About
1 in 16,019
This common or more
47.1%
Who bears it

Of the 18,659 people with the last name Paulson, 91.3% reported their origin as White, 3.1% as two or more races and 3% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Paulson

#1,887 Dong · 18,669#1,888 Gold · 18,661#1,890 Melvin · 18,641#1,891 Allred · 18,639

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Paulson, most common first.

#3,258 Paulsen · 10,822#108,494 Paulison · 174

Also a first name

As a first name, Paulson ranks #41,689 of 53,615, with 175 people. See Paulson as a first name

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