Paulos Family History

Portuguese: from the old Latinized form Paulos of the personal name Paulo (see Paul). Greek: variant transliteration of Pavlos an equivalent of Paul. This form is also found among Assyrians/Chaldeans (see Polous).

Ethiopian: from the personal name Paulos a variant of Pawlos Ethiopian form of Paul. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.