Poland Surname

38,584th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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.

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Poland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4471:34,6954,322
England1,0151:54,8956,674
Canada4171:88,3599,764
Netherlands3031:55,7339,566
Australia2501:107,98312,061
Northern Ireland2251:8,2001,376
New Zealand1491:30,3915,294
Ireland1371:34,3722,882
Iran1321:581,68632,703
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Tanzania671:790,17342,439
Wales561:55,2605,065
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India101:76,706,538639,611
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
France71:9,488,960336,266
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2061:21,5042,456
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4021:60,6357,089
Scotland851:44,0383,203
Isle of Man121:4,522462
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5341:19,8182,497

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the country.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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).

The Norman People (1874)

Poland: a native of Poland. “He smote the sledded Polack on the ice.” Hamlet.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöland9411/
Polland921,441/
Pohland921,330/
Pouland9290/
Potland923/
Polands922/
Posland921/
Poiland921/
Poeland921/
Pooland921/
Polandt920/
Polan913,277/
Polliand8690/
Pohlandt8677/
Pollandt8658/
Pousland8648/
Poehland8639/
Pollands8612/
Poulland862/
Polandds861/
Pollan831,727/
Paland83859/
Polane83815/
Polain83490/
Pohlan83314/
Polian83238/
Polgan83118/
Poilan83115/
Poylan8398/
Polyan8395/
Poulan8386/
Polhan8381/
Pholan8375/
Poolan8351/
Polant8348/
Polang8333/
Peland8322/
Potlan8314/
Poslan8311/
Puland838/
Polahn836/
Polean835/
Polank833/
Polaan832/
Polann831/
Polayn831/
Polond830/
Polandova80142/
Poulain7725,362/
Putland771,375/
Poilane771,340/
Pöhland77826/
Palland77305/
Palandt77153/
Polante77100/
Polaine7769/
Pollian7766/
Polantz7754/
Polatin7750/
Pholane7742/
Pohlann7742/
Pahland7739/
Pholhan7736/
Pheland7734/
Potlane7731/
Poliane7730/
Poslain7729/
Poulian7727/
Poleang7724/
Phoolan7720/
Pehland7720/
Polasen7718/
Pholaan7717/
Pauland7716/
Poulayn7713/
Patland7711/
Pohlank7711/
Polahan7710/
Pollane779/
Pollain779/
Pohlond778/
Pholang778/
Polagne777/
Polacin775/
Polyank774/
Polasin774/
Polanne773/
Poolian773/
Pollant772/
Pulland772/
Poullan772/
Polancc772/
Poulane772/
Pholian772/
Poulang772/
Polahyn772/
Pohlamn771/
Polaing771/
Phaland771/
Polayne771/
Palhand771/
Pholyan771/
Polhamn771/
Poilain771/
Poglian771/
Potlaan771/
Polllan771/
Poëlane771/
Poulanc771/
Peeland771/
Pholaun771/
Phollan771/
Polhang771/
Poliang771/
Poliann771/
Polatyn771/
Polaung771/
Poolang771/
Pohlang771/
Polyang771/
Pasland770/
Pollond770/
Potlant770/
Palan7310,713/
Polam733,361/
Polon732,322/
Polán7329/
Polón738/
Pălan736/
Polõn731/
Poullain712,505/
Pollante71433/
Pallandt71145/
Polanová71132/
Photlang71116/
Puolanne71104/
Pöhlandt7154/
Poulaint7145/
Poliante7144/
Poulangy7121/
Pollasen7118/
Poislane7116/
Polyants7110/
Poilasne7110/
Poulaine717/
Pollaine716/
Polanova716/
Paulandt715/
Pholiang715/
Pollyann713/
Polliane713/
Polasing712/
Polachen712/
Polaszyn712/
Pholeang712/
Polahyna712/
Poliants711/
Polyasin711/
Pollanck711/
Pugliand711/
Poulasen711/
Peutland711/
Paalannd711/
Pollahan711/
Pholahan711/
Polanque711/
Polascin711/
Poeylant711/
Polyante711/
Poulagne711/
Pholasen711/
Pholhajn711/
Pholyang711/
Poillian710/
Pausland710/
Poullian710/
Patlan6712,460/
Phalan674,161/
Palang673,478/
Pallan672,546/
Palian672,117/
Palyan671,794/
Palgan671,317/
Polong671,239/
Pollon671,087/
Paalan67930/
Pelant67892/
Palane67881/
Palean67693/
Paulan67606/
Paslan67549/
Poslon67436/
Pahlan67430/
Palant67415/
Polyanova67414/
Polion67302/
Polone67288/
Palain67236/
Poulon67195/
Polyon67129/
Pollam67128/
Poleyn6777/
Polianova6771/
Potlam6753/
Photliang6751/
Pulant6744/
Palhan6732/
Pollán6724/
Palann6721/
Polohn6716/
Pholon6715/
Poolam6712/
Pohlon679/
Pholam678/
Polamk676/
Polein676/
Phulacend676/
Poolon676/
Poilon675/
Poloon675/
Palaan675/
Palond674/
Polaam674/
Palaín674/
Pălean674/
Palanc673/
Polonc672/
Polliante672/
Poulam672/
Polhanova672/
Phollasen672/
Polham671/
Palandova671/
Poleam671/
Poleun671/
Polhon671/
Pollanova671/
Poloin671/
Polont671/
Phothlyan671/
Palasindh671/
Palayn671/
Vpalan671/
Palanh671/
Polaim671/
Polantova671/
Polgon671/
Pollàn671/
Ppalan671/
Photlhane671/
Palasn671/
Pelond670/
Polonn670/

Poland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poland in the Marathi language
पोलांडpolanda-
Poland in the Russian language
Поландpoland-
Poland in the Arabic language
بولانداbwlanda-
بولنداbwlnda-

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