de La Pole Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

de La Pole Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pool,' from residence beside a pond or small lake; v. Pool. In some cases the parent of this name is Poole, a seaport in Dorset The etymology is the same.

Hugh de la Pole, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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de La Pole Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

de La Pole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pool,' from residence beside a pond or small lake; v. Pool. In some cases the parent of this name is Poole, a seaport in Dorset The etymology is the same.

Hugh de la Pole, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter de la Pole. Oxfordshire, ibid.

Anthony de la Pole, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Griffin de la Pole, Salop, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Richard de la Pole, Derbyshire, ibid.

John atte Pole, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert atte Pole, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Francis Pole, or Poole, Devon, 1600-10: Register of the University of Oxford.

David Pole, or Poole, Bishop of Peterborough, 1557: ibid.

1730. Married — John Marshall and Jane Pole: St. James, Clerkenwell.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A Shedand surname, probably a form of Paul, which see. Patrick Pole in Berwick, Shetland, was a witness in 1624 (OSS., I, 89), compare Polson.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The Poles of Shute, co. Devon, baronets from 1628, claim descent from the Cheshire family of Pole, or Poole, of Poole Hall, and bear the same arms. The first settler in Devon was Arthur Pole, who temp. Richard H. married a namesake, the heiress of Pole of Honiton.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Anglo-Saxon pul, and O English pole, a pool. A common form of it, in records, is Ate-Pole, i.e., "at the pool," afterwards softened to Pool, Poole, and Pooler. The French De la was affected by the great merchant of Hull, who became ancestor of the De la Poles, Earls of Suffolk. He flourished in the XIV. century, and his grandson, Michael, Edward the Third's "beloved merchant," is regarded by Hume, though perhaps erroneously, as the first person of that class who rose to social greatness in England.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: St. Pol de Léon; a local name

— British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

De la pole: an interpolation. The first of the name known was William de la Pole, a merchant of Hull in the reign of Edward III., whose son Nicholas also was a merchant, and was the father of Michael, created Earl of Suffolk by Richard II.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould
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de La Pole Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de La Pole Come From? nationality or country of origin

de La Pole is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Pole? popularity and diffusion

de La Pole is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of de La Pole live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

de La Pole is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Sussex, where 58 percent are found, Lancashire, where 8 percent are found and Surrey, where 8 percent are found.

de La Pole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de La Pole has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the de La Pole last name grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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de Laboulaye73109/
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Deloble711/
Delpley710/
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Delepoulle70186/
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Dellapelle7056/
de Lobelle7044/
Dalla Pola7022/
Dala Polla704/
della Paul702/
Dellapoali701/
de La Patelli701/
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del Pauley701/
dela Paula701/
Dolai Pule701/
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de Lobel67227/
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della Pella678/
de La Belli675/
Delabola675/
Delapala674/
del Pial673/
de Labaille672/
Della-Polla672/
Dalla Pollo671/
Delabile671/
de Lupel671/
Dilapale671/
Dalipole671/
Dalapale671/
Delepouille671/
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Telapile671/
de Laboulay671/
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