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
Poland Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pöland. For other potential spellings of Poland click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poland? popularity and diffusion
Poland is the 38,584th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 534,709 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Poland live; 80 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 378,831st most common first name in the world, held by 501 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 10,447 people, or 1 in 34,695. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 68 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Poland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poland surname rose 412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Poland last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Poland last name are 10.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.7% being registered with the 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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