About the Påhlson Surname

Påhlson belongs to the Paulsen family of names, which has German roots. In origin, the name means “From Paulus, "small"”. Records show Påhlson as one of the forms Paulsen took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Paulson, Paulsson and Paulsohn.

Arms linked to Paulsen and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Påhlson surname pack.