{{Infobox surname | name = Paulsson |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = | meaning ="son of Paul" | region =Sweden | origin = | variant =Paulson, Palsson | footnotes= }} '''Paulsson''' is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Paul", itself an English language derivative of the ancient Roman (pre-Christian) nomen ''Paulus'', meaning "small". There are over 200 variants of the surname. Within Sweden, an alternate spelling is ''Pålsson'', while the Icelandic is ''Pálsson'', and the British Isles is ''Paulson''. Paulsson is uncommon as a given name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Paulsson |title=Surname: Paulsson |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-01-09}}</ref>
People with the surname include: * Erik Paulsson (1942–2025), Swedish billionaire businessman * Gunnar S. Paulsson, British historian * Haakon Paulsson, joint Earl of Orkney * Marcus Paulsson, ice hockey player
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