Paulin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Paulin

What does the name Paulin mean?

The surname Paulin comes from the personal name Paolo, the Italian equivalent of Paul. The popularity of this name was originally due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures.

Early Origins of the Paulin family

The surname Paulin was first found in the port city of Genoa. Early records list the physician Gherardo de Paolo, as "one of the 12 wisest men in Genoa in 1315."

Early History of the Paulin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paulin research. Another 24 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1419, 1603, 1642, 1681, 1720, 1798 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Paulin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paulin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paoli, Paolo, Paola, Pauli, Poli, Polo, De Paoli, De Paolis, Paulich, Paolella, Paolillo, Paulillo, Pavolillo, Paoletti, Pauletti, Pauletto, Poletti, Poletto, Polet, Paolini, Paolin, Paolinelli, Paulini, Paulin, Polini, Pavolini, Paolucci, Paulucci, Polucci, Pauluzzi, Poluzzi, Paolicchi, Paolotti, Polotti, Polotto, Paolozzi, Paoloni, Paolone, Paulon, Poloni, Polon, Paolacci, Polacci, Paulazzi, Polazzi, Paolanti, Polato, Polesso, Paoleiri and many more.

Early Notables of the Paulin family

Prominent among members of the family was Paolo da Firenze (d. 1419), Italian composer, theorist, and monk, a member of the Camaldolese order; Aretino Paolo, a 16th century church musician, composer, and choirmaster of the Arezzo Cathedral; Pietro Paolini (1603-1681), an Italian painter of the Baroque period...
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Paulin Ranking

In the United States, the name Paulin is the 8,260^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Paulin is ranked the 1,558^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,812 people with that name. 2

Paulin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paulin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Alexander Paulin, who landed in New England in 1712 3

Paulin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D. Paulin settled in San Francisco, California in 1852
Pierre Paulin, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1886 3

Paulin migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Paulin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Paulin, Australian settler travelling from Sydney aboard the ship "Easby" arriving in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand on 6th December 1874 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Paulin (post 1700) +

Scott Paulin (b. 1950), American actor and television director
Wayne Paulin, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1924 5
George W. Paulin, American Republican politician, Member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910-19 5
Emery D. Paulin, American politician, Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1904 5
Amy Paulin, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly 88th District, 2001- 5
Viveca Paulin (b. 1969), Swedish actress
Tom Paulin (b. 1949), Northern Irish poet and critic
Pierre Paulin, French designer and architect in Paris
Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin (1783-1855), French painter
Alexis Paulin Paris (1800-1881), French scholar, author and Professor

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html