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The surname Paulino 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 Paulino family

The surname Paulino 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 Paulino family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paulino 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 Paulino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paulino 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 Paulino 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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Paulino Ranking

In the United States, the name Paulino is the 6,162nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Paulino family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: C.J. and G.C. Paoli, ages 4 and 34, respectively, who arrived in New York City in 1849; Samuele Paoletti, age 34, who arrived in New York on Sept. 26, 1883 aboard the ".


Contemporary Notables of the name Paulino (post 1700) +

  • Jaime D. Paulino, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Guam, 2004, 2008; Guam Democratic Party vice-0chair, 2008 2
  • Paulino Monsalve Ballesteros (1958-2024), Spanish field hockey player
  • Paulino Bernal (1939-2022), American accordion player and Christian evangelist, member of the Tejano Tex-Mex group Conjunto Bernal
  • Paulino Bernabe II (b. 1960), Spanish luthier
  • Paulino Bernabe Senior (1932-2007), Spanish luthier
  • Paulino Ortiz Casanova (1941-2017), Cuban Major League Baseball catcher who played from 1965 to 1974
  • Paulino Laguno, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Baracoa, 1897-98 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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