Paul (surname)
Paul is an English, French, German, and Hindu surname.
This surname has two distinct and separate origins:
Amongst Christians, it is a surname based on naming traditions mainly related to Paul the Apostle.
Amongst Hindus, Paul is an anglicized form of "Pala" stemming from British India censuses, meaning protector in Sanskrit. The original surname, Pala, originates from Gopala I and the Pala Dynasty. The surname is common amongst Bengali Kayasthas of India and Bangladesh.
People with the surname include:
- Aaron Paul, American actor
- Adolf Paul, Swedish novelist and playwright
- Adrian Paul, English actor
- Agnimitra Paul, Indian fashion designer
- Aloke Paul, Indian scientist
- Amala Paul, Indian film actress in Tamil and Malayalam cinema
- Andreas Paul, German politician
- Angad Paul, British-Indian businessman and film producer
- Anindita Paul, Indian singer
- Aislinn Paul, Canadian actress
- Alexandra Paul, American actress
- Alexandra Paul , Canadian figure skater
- Alice Paul, American suffragist leader, feminist and women's rights activist
- Andrus Paul, Estonian luger
- Annamie Paul, Canadian politician, activist and lawyer, sister of Ngozi Paul
- Art Paul, American graphic designer
- Aubrey Dean Paul English baronet and Army captain
- Beena Paul, Indian film editor in Malayalam
- Brandon Paul, American basketball player
- Brian Dean Paul, English baronet
- Brenda Dean Paul, English silent film actress, socialite
- Bruno Paul, German architect, interior designer, and furniture designer
- Butch Paul, Canadian ice hockey player
- Carrick Paul, New Zealand pilot
- Chris Paul, American basketball player
- Chris Paul , American football player
- Chris Paul Jr., American football player
- Christi Paul, American news anchor for CNN Headline News
- Daniel Paul, French Politician
- Daniel N. Paul, Canadian Miꞌkmaq elder, author, columnist, and human rights activist
- David L. Paul, American banker and real estate developer
- Don Paul , American football player
- Don Paul , American football player
- Don Michael Paul, American movie director
- Doreen Paul, Dominican banker and politician
- Edy Paul, Swiss slalom canoeist
- Eddie Paul, American car designer and inventor
- Ellis Paul, American singer-songwriter and folk musician
- Enema Paul, Nigerian politician
- Frank R. Paul Austro-Hungarian-born American science fiction illustrator
- Gregory S. Paul, American paleontological researcher and writer
- Sir George Paul, 2nd Baronet, English baronet, prison reformer and philanthropist
- Hamilton Paul, Scottish Presbyterian minister and writer
- Harry Paul, Scottish footballer
- Henri Paul, French driver of the car in which he, Princess Diana, and Dodi Fayed were killed
- Herieth Paul, Tanzanian-Canadian fashion model
- Hermann Paul, German linguist
- Jacob Paul, British hurdler
- Jai Paul, British recording artist
- Jake Paul, American boxer
- Jay Paul, American billionaire Silicon Valley real estate investor
- James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland
- Jayson Paul, birth name of JTG, American professional wrestler
- Jean Baptiste Paul, Canadian First Nations wrestler
- Jean Paul , West Indian cricketer
- Jeff Paul, Canadian ice hockey player
- John Paul, several people
- Josefine Paul, German politician
- Josh Paul
- Joyce Paul, American country music singer
- Keitumetse Paul, Botswanan footballer
- Laurie Ann "L. A." Paul, American professor of philosophy and cognitive science
- Leah Paul, Irish cricketer
- Lee Paul, American film and television actor
- Les Paul, American guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor
- Lewis Paul, English Huguenot, inventor of roller spinning,
- Logan Paul, American actor and Internet personality
- Lynsey de Paul,, English singer-songwriter
- Manish Paul, Indian actor, comedian, anchor, TV show host
- Markus Paul, American football coach and player
- Matthias Paul , German actor
- Matthias Paul , German DJ, producer and musician known as Paul van Dyk
- Maanu Paul, New Zealand Māori leader
- Mihai Paul, Romanian basketball player
- Mike Paul, American baseball player
- Nanette B. Paul, American legal scholar, lawyer, suffragist, author, instructor, and lecturer
- Ngozi Paul, Canadian screen actress, writer, director and producer; younger sister of Annamie Paul
- Nick Paul, Canadian ice hockey player
- Nigel Paul , English cricketer
- Nigel Paul , boxer from Trinidad and Tobago
- Pamela Paul, American journalist and author
- Patrick Paul, American football player
- Peter Paul, several people
- Rand Paul, American ophthalmologist and politician
- Richard Paul , American actor
- Reagan Paul, American politician
- Ron Paul, American physician and US Representative; father of Rand
- Rusty Paul, American politician
- Saju Paul, Indian politician
- Satya Paul, Indian fashion designer
- Shermar Paul, Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer known professionally as Night Lovell
- Sean Paul, Jamaican deejay, singer, and rapper
- Sohini Paul, Bengali actress, daughter of Tapas Paul
- Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, Indian-born British business magnate and philanthropist
- Tamatha Paul, Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
- Tapas Paul, Indian Bengali actor and politician
- Thomas Paul several people
- Tom Paul , New Zealand compositor, trade unionist, politician, editor, journalist and censor
- Tom Paul , English footballer
- Tommy Paul , American boxer
- Tommy Paul , American tennis player
- Valerie Paul, American marine ecologist
- Vincent de Paul, French Catholic priest and saint
- William Paul , Chaplain in Ordinary to King George III
- Willie Paul , Scottish footballer
- Xavier Paul, American baseball player