Poland Surname
Approximately 13,629 people bear this surname
Poland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolland,' Bolton-by-Bolland (or Bowland), a village parish about six miles from Clitheroe. The instances below are mostly taken from the near neighbourhood.
Robertus de Boghland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnamePoland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,447 | 1:34,695 | 4,322 |
| England | 1,015 | 1:54,895 | 6,674 |
| Canada | 417 | 1:88,359 | 9,764 |
| Netherlands | 303 | 1:55,733 | 9,566 |
| Australia | 250 | 1:107,983 | 12,061 |
| Northern Ireland | 225 | 1:8,200 | 1,376 |
| New Zealand | 149 | 1:30,391 | 5,294 |
| Ireland | 137 | 1:34,372 | 2,882 |
| Iran | 132 | 1:581,686 | 32,703 |
| Germany | 107 | 1:752,387 | 56,374 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Tanzania | 67 | 1:790,173 | 42,439 |
| Wales | 56 | 1:55,260 | 5,065 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 206 | 1:21,504 | 2,456 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 402 | 1:60,635 | 7,089 |
| Scotland | 85 | 1:44,038 | 3,203 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 1:4,522 | 462 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,534 | 1:19,818 | 2,497 |
The alternate forms: Pöland (11) are calculated separately.
Poland (501) may also be a first name.
Poland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolland,' Bolton-by-Bolland (or Bowland), a village parish about six miles from Clitheroe. The instances below are mostly taken from the near neighbourhood.
Robertus de Boghland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Bouland. 1379: ibid.
Robertus de Bowland, 1379: ibid.
Agnes de Bowland, 1370: ibid.
Thomas Bolland, of Houston, 1593: Wills at Chester.
Richard Bolland.' of Ashton, 1618: ibid.
1765. Married — John Hillier and Elizabeth Bolland: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-Slav.) belonging to Poland, the French Pologne, Ger. Polen, Pol. Polska [from Slav.
pólë, a plain] (English) Dweller at the Pool-Land [Old English pól + land]
(English) Dweller at the homestead on which there was a pool, or through which a stream flowed; one who made and sold the long pointed shoes worn in the fourteenth century.
From the country.
From polan, a pool or standing water. Pryce gives Bulland, Bullen, Pollan, clay enclosure; nom. fam. (bol-lan). Bollen, Bullun, Pollen, Poland, Polund may be the same name.
John and Ivo Polain, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Nine of the name 1198 (Ib.). Richard Pulein, Eng. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); John Polein, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Poland: a native of Poland. “He smote the sledded Polack on the ice.” Hamlet.
Poland Demographics
Average Poland Salary in
United States
$43,310 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poland (Arabic: بولاندا, Marathi: पोलांड, Russian: Поланд) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Pöland. For other possible spellings of Poland click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,584th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 534,709 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Poland are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Poland is also the 378,831st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 501 people.
Poland is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 10,447 people, or 1 in 34,695. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Poland exists in 68 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Poland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Poland last name are 10.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.7% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Poland earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.36% less than the national average, earning R 163,116 per year; in United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $52,810 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poland in the Marathi language | ||
| पोलांड | polanda | - |
| Poland in the Russian language | ||
| Поланд | poland | - |
| Poland in the Arabic language | ||
| بولاندا | bwlanda | - |
| بولندا | bwlnda | - |
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Footnotes
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