Paulsson Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Long before computers fixed spellings, Paulsson and Paulsen were used side by side. Read literally, Paulsson points to “From Paulus, "small"”.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Paulsen was also written Paulsson. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Paulson, Paulsohn and Paulssen.

Paulsson by the numbers

Paulsson coat of arms

Arms linked to Paulsen and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Paulsson family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.