Paul Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7496 people with the Paul surname? In that year Paul was ranked number 546 for popularity in the UK. |
"Little, small. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Paul records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Paul family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"PAUL, PAULL. This surname is one of considerable antiquity in the parish of Daviot, and occurs in the parish of Fintry in 1654. It is also found in the Lothians and in Fife, where it is considered "by family tradition a Flemish name" (Sc. Ant., rv, p. 114), but is not necessarily so. Robert Paul was member of council of the burgh of Stirling in 1528 (SBR., p. 276), Patrick Paule, witness at Tuliboill, 1546 (Rottok, 6), and Janet Paule is recorded in Edinburgh in 1659 (Edinb. Marr.). Alexander Paul!, mercator in Elgine, 1696 ( (Inauis., 8769). The Gaelic forms are Pdl (classical) and Pdl (common speech), whence Poison and Macphail. The name is Latin Paulas, from paulus, little. Pawll 1688. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Paul Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Paul Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Paul family tree.
Check out Paul Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Paul family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Paul family records.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Paul family.
Research the Paul surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Paul Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 11048 people with the Paul surname in the UK? Paul is now ranked number 525 for popularity in the UK. |
Paul Family History Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Paul family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Paul data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Paul family and people looking to contact living Paul relations.
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Find your Irish Paul relatives on findmypast.ie
Paul Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Paul surname in the USA? Paul is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Paul Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Paul family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Paul surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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