Show ContentsPavlik History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Pavlik is derived from the given name Pavel, which is the Slavic form of the name Paul. Paul was originally derived from the Latin word Paulus, which meant small. The popularity of the given name Paul is a result of the widespread devotion to the apostle St. Paul and also to the frequency of the surname among the Roman pontiffs, six of whom to date have been named Pope Paul. In Eastern Europe, the name was common because of the Russian Tsar Paul I, who was Tsar from 1754 to 1801.

Pavlik Ranking

In the United States, the name Pavlik is the 11,172nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Pavlik migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pavlik Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andras Pavlik, aged 17, who immigrated to America, in 1896
Pavlik Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Agnesa Pavlik, aged 27, who settled in America from Hosszunnszo, Hungary, in 1910
  • Aloisia Pavlik, aged 2, who landed in America from Rowno, Hungary, in 1911
  • Albina Pavlik, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Miestelbach, Austria, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Pavlik (post 1700) +

  • Dan Pavlik (b. 1966), American screenwriter and director
  • Kelly Robert Pavlik (b. 1982), retired American professional boxer, former The Ring, WBC and WBO Middleweight champion
  • Roger Allen Pavlik (1967-1992), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Texas Rangers from 1992 to 1998
  • Craig Pavlik, American politician, Workers World Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980 2
  • Karel Pavlík (1900-1943), Czechoslovak Army captain and decorated hero of Czechoslovakia
  • Petr Pavlík (b. 1978), Czechoslovak football player, former captain of FK Baumit Jablonec
  • Petr Pavlík (b. 1987), Czechoslovak football defender


  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


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