# Pauling

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #66,180

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
Variant of Paulin; the surname of Linus Pauling derives from its German cognate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pauling