Pauls Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Pauls is a spelling of the German surname Paul. It grew out of a personal name: “From Paulus, "small”.

• Pauls adds a patronymic ending to Paul, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’.
• The same family of names includes Pauli and Paulsen.

Heraldry and the Pauls name

There is no single Pauls family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Pauls family name pack.