Paul (surname)

This surname has two distinct and separate origins:

From Europe: As a patronymic surname based on Christian religious naming traditions mainly related to Paul the Apostle.

From the Indian Subcontinent: Traditionally believed that 'Pal' originated from the Sanskrit pala meaning protector or keeper. Many families subsequently anglicized their surnames.

Paul is the surname of:


 * Aaron Paul (born 1979), American actor
 * Adrian Paul (born 1959), English actor
 * Angad Paul (1970–2015), British-Indian businessman and film producer
 * Aislinn Paul (born 1994), Canadian actress
 * Alexandra Paul (born 1963), American actress
 * Alexandra Paul (figure skater) (1991–2023), Canadian figure skater
 * Alice Paul (1885–1977), American suffragist leader, feminist and women's rights activist
 * Aloke Paul (born 1973), Indian scientist
 * Amala Paul (born 1991), Indian film actress in Tamil and Malayalam cinema
 * Andrus Paul (born 1975), Estonian luger
 * Anindita Paul (born 1979), Indian singer
 * Annamie Paul (born 1972), Canadian politician, activist and lawyer, sister of Ngozi Paul
 * Art Paul (1925–2018), American graphic designer
 * Aubrey Dean Paul (1869–1961) English baronet and Army captain
 * Beena Paul (born 1961), Indian film editor in Malayalam
 * Brandon Paul (born 1991), American basketball player
 * Brian Dean Paul (1904–1972), English baronet
 * Brenda Dean Paul (1907–1959), English silent film actress, socialite
 * Bruno Paul (1874–1968), German architect, interior designer, and furniture designer
 * Butch Paul (1943–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Chris Paul (born 1985), American basketball player
 * Chris Paul (American football) (born 1998), American football player
 * Christi Paul, American news anchor for CNN Headline News
 * Daniel Paul (1943–2023), French Politician
 * Daniel N. Paul (1938–2023), Canadian Miꞌkmaq elder, author, columnist, and human rights activist
 * David L. Paul (1939–2022), American banker and real estate developer
 * Don Paul (defensive back) (1926–2001), American football player
 * Don Paul (linebacker) (1925–2014), American football player
 * Doreen Paul (born 1962), Dominican banker and politician
 * Ellis Paul (born 1965), American singer-songwriter and folk musician
 * Frank R. Paul (1884-1963) American-Austrian science fiction author, illustrated first The War of the Worlds publication
 * Gregory S. Paul (born 1954), American paleontological researcher and writer
 * George Paul (1746-1820), English baronet, prison reformer and philanthropist
 * Hamilton Paul (1773–1854), Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer
 * Harry Paul (1886–1948), Scottish footballer
 * Helmut Paul (1921–1941), German Maschinengefreiter served on German battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk
 * Henri Paul, French deputy head of security at Hotel Ritz Paris and driver of the car in which he, Princess Diana, and Dodi Fayed were killed
 * Herieth Paul, Tanzanian-Canadian fashion model
 * Jacob Paul (born 1995), British hurdler
 * Jai Paul, British recording artist
 * Jake Paul (born 1997), American boxer
 * Jay Paul, American billionaire Silicon Valley real estate investor
 * James Balfour Paul (1846–1931), the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland
 * Jayson Paul (born 1984), birth name of JTG, American professional wrestler
 * Jean Baptiste Paul (1896–1966), Canadian First Nations wrestler
 * Jean Paul (cricketer) (born 1985), West Indian cricketer
 * Jeff Paul (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
 * John Paul (disambiguation), several people
 * John Dean Paul, (1775-1852), English banker and landowner, Baronet
 * Josefine Paul (born 1982), German politician
 * Joseph Paul (1804–1887), English landscape painter, Norwich
 * Josh Paul (born 1975), American baseball player and coach
 * Joyce Paul (1937–2016), American country music singer
 * Keitumetse Paul (1973–2021), Botswanan footballer
 * Leah Paul (born 1999), Irish cricketer
 * Lee Paul (1939–2019), American film and television actor
 * Les Paul (1915–2009), American guitarist
 * Lewis Paul (died 1759), English Huguenot, inventor of roller spinning,
 * Logan Paul (born 1995), American actor and Internet personality
 * Lynsey de Paul, (1948–2014), English singer-songwriter
 * Manish Paul (born 1981), Indian actor, comedian, anchor, TV show host
 * Markus Paul (1966–2020), American football coach and player
 * Martin Paul (1918–1941), German Steuermannsmaat aboard German Battleship Bismarck in World War II when it was sunk
 * Matthias Paul (actor) (born 1964), German actor
 * Matthias Paul (DJ) (born 1971), German DJ, producer and musician known as Paul van Dyk
 * Maanu Paul (1938–2022), New Zealand Māori leader
 * Mihai Paul (born 1982), Romanian basketball player
 * Mike Paul (born 1945), American baseball player
 * Ngozi Paul, Canadian screen actress, writer, director and producer; younger sister of Annamie Paul
 * Nick Paul (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Nigel Paul (1933–2022), English cricketer
 * Peter Paul (disambiguation), several people
 * Rand Paul (born 1963), American ophthalmologist and politician
 * Richard Paul (actor) (1940–1998), American actor
 * Reagan Paul, American politician
 * Ron Paul (born 1935), American physician and US Representative; father of Rand
 * Rusty Paul (born 1952), American politician and the 2nd Mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia
 * Saju Paul (born 1966), Indian politician
 * Shermar Paul (born 1997), Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer known professionally as Night Lovell
 * Satya Paul (fl. 1985–?), Indian fashion designer
 * Sean Paul (born 1973), Jamaican deejay, singer, and rapper
 * Sohini Paul (born 1986), Bengali actress, daughter of Tapas Paul
 * Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, (born 1931) British-Indian Business Magnate
 * Tamatha Paul (born 1997), Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
 * Tapas Paul (1958–2020), Indian Bengali actor and politician
 * Thomas Paul (disambiguation) several people
 * Tom Paul (politician) (1874–1964), New Zealand compositor, trade unionist, politician, editor, journalist and censor
 * Tom Paul (footballer) (1933–2015), English footballer
 * Tommy Paul (boxer) (1909–1991), American boxer
 * Tommy Paul (tennis) (born 1997), American tennis player
 * Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), French Catholic priest and saint
 * William Paul (minister) (1754–1802), Chaplain in Ordinary to King George III
 * Willie Paul (footballer) (1866–1911), Scottish footballer
 * Xavier Paul (born 1985), American baseball player