Pauls

Pauls is a term that can function as a surname or, in English, as the plural form of the given name Paul. As a surname, Pauls appears in several European contexts and is often of Baltic or Germanic origin, where it typically derives from the personal name Paul.

The root of the name is the Latin Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble." In surname usage, Pauls usually indicates derivation from a person named Paul or from a family associated with that given name. In Baltic naming traditions, the surname form commonly ends with an -s, a pattern seen in many masculine surnames in the region.

Geographically, Pauls is documented in Latvia and among Baltic diaspora communities, and it can appear in neighboring regions with variations influenced by local languages. In other European contexts, related forms such as Paulus (the Latin or Germanic variant) are common, while Paul remains the standard form for the given name in English and many other languages. In English usage, the phrase “the Pauls” may refer to multiple people named Paul or to a family with that surname.

See also: Paulus, the Latin or Germanic form related to Paul; Paul, the common given name from which Pauls is derived; Pauli, a related surname or given name variant.