Pole Surname

14,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

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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Pole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India17,6661:43,4203,031
South Sudan4,2271:2,701529
Tanzania2,4221:21,8592,716
Kenya1,5381:30,0263,299
England1,3171:42,3075,412
Indonesia1,1791:112,17111,439
Latvia1,1591:1,769183
United States1,0891:332,83630,117
Papua New Guinea1,0321:7,901593
Philippines9051:111,86519,341
South Africa8381:64,6518,126
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Australia5291:51,0326,337
Zambia4101:38,6583,856
Ivory Coast2641:87,3914,660
Canada2451:150,39015,330
New Zealand2351:19,2693,387
Nigeria1951:908,42439,344
Russia1801:800,68465,710
Albania1431:20,3783,508
Botswana1381:15,8473,103
Wales1321:23,4432,472
Scotland991:54,0794,572
Iran951:808,23740,284
France511:1,302,406132,002
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Bosnia and Herzegovina371:95,5788,376
Greece371:299,45443,754
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Saint Kitts and Nevis81:6,900616
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nauru11:11,879452
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tonga11:107,313791
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5721:42,6145,366
Scotland1251:29,9462,568
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

The alternate forms: Polé (14) & Pôle (10) are calculated separately.

Pole (8,541) may also be a first name.

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)

(English) Dweller at a Pool [Old English pól] Peter de la Pole.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

John atte Pole.—Chesh. Ckmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1347-8.

The pole of helle to my witnesse.—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 5966.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Roger de Pola, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). This Roger de Poles is mentioned in Devon 1189 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

Pole Last Name Facts

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

Pole (Hindi: पोले, Marathi: पोले, Oriya: େପାେଲ, Russian: Поле) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Polé or Pôle. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pole? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pole is the 14,673rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 192,000 people. Pole occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Pole live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pole is also the 68,118th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 8,541 people.

The surname Pole is most common in India, where it is carried by 17,666 people, or 1 in 43,420. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 70 percent reside, Telangana, where 23 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 110 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.

Pole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pole has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (76%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Pole are 13.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Pole earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning R 173,220 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $21,523,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $43,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $53,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polé9214/
Pôle9210/
Poole89120,940/
Pohle899,865/
Polei898,312/
Polle895,882/
Poley894,233/
Poles893,956/
Polet893,311/
Polge891,523/
Polea89701/
Phole89537/
Poler89500/
Poile89491/
Polee89457/
Polie89450/
Polez89280/
Potle89251/
Poule89218/
Polej89196/
Poyle89151/
Polep89119/
Poleh8994/
Polhe8991/
Poleč8968/
Poele8963/
Posle8956/
Poleš8936/
Poled8935/
Poleś8926/
Polje895/
Poleć895/
Puole891/
Hpole891/
Polée891/
Ppole891/
Pol8647,849/
Polley8028,353/
Pollet8011,665/
Poulet8011,192/
Pooley808,512/
Pooler804,539/
Poller803,053/
Pottle802,455/
Posley80589/
Polles80574/
Poulle80527/
Posled80487/
Pollei80293/
Poules80240/
Pollie80232/
Polets80225/
Poleij80187/
Pohley80181/
Potler80158/
Pollee80150/
Polech80142/
Pooles80141/
Pollez80125/
Posler80112/
Poleis80106/
Polett80102/
Poulie8087/
Poiles8080/
Pouley8068/
Pouler8068/
Polled8062/
Phoole8060/
Pholee8050/
Polesz8046/
Poleet8041/
Poleah8037/
Poliey8033/
Pohlei8031/
Poilet8029/
Poulea8027/
Poiley8025/
Phohle8023/
Pothle8022/
Poolee8018/
Polees8018/
Potlet8018/
Poslet8017/
Poulhe8017/
Poylie8017/
Poolet8016/
Poelle8015/
Photle8014/
Poolie8012/
Polleh8010/
Pohleh8010/
Poless809/
Polleč809/
Poisle809/
Pollée807/
Poeleh806/
Pollej806/
Poleip804/
Polhet804/
Pooled803/
Pholle803/
Pohlie802/
Posles802/
Poleey802/
Poehle802/
Poletì802/
Phoule802/
Pohles802/
Pohyle802/
Potley801/
Poolle801/
Polehe801/
Polesh801/
Polher801/
Pollep801/
Puoley801/
Poulez801/
Phoele801/
Poslee801/
Poleae801/
Polecz801/
Poleyh801/
Poiler801/
Poelie801/
Puoler801/
Puolle801/
Potlle801/
Pooleh801/
Pouhle801/
Pouleh801/
Poyles800/
Ppoole800/
Pooyle800/
Pohlez800/
Pholey800/
Poyler800/
Pholes800/
Polest800/
Pale75110,837/
Pohl7584,918/
Poli7570,413/
Pool7558,576/
Pola7536,367/
Pule7536,015/
Poly7527,751/
Poul7519,726/
Puol7515,596/
Pele7511,408/
Poll7510,172/
Polt751,821/
Pold75687/
Polh75403/
Poil75313/
Phol75241/
Posl75175/
Polj7529/
Pfol759/
Potl756/
Ppol755/
Polp753/
Poyl753/
Pojl752/
Polì752/
Păle752/
Vpol752/
Hpol751/
Pâle751/
Polá751/
Bpol751/
Pollett731,441/
Poullet731,174/
Potelle73899/
Poleggi73574/
Poillet73262/
Poulhes73204/
Polleys73152/
Poullie7366/
Polehňa7363/
Pouleas7357/
Poulles7350/
Poolead7338/
Polleit7336/
Polesch7334/
Pottler7329/
Poisler7326/
Poulhet7326/
Photlhe7323/
Pfohler7322/
Pouyles7322/
Polleis7321/
Poulett7320/
Poslett7315/
Poulley7315/
Pollets7313/
Pousley7312/
Poselle738/
Polleiß736/
Polliey735/
Pooleat734/
Poutler733/
Poisley733/
Poosley732/
P'Poole732/
Poolley732/
Pothler732/
Poulets732/
Pouller732/
Phohleu732/
Poolled732/
Pooller731/
Poleesh731/
Poleich731/
Polledd731/
Pollesh731/
Polless731/
Polloey731/
Pootlea731/
Pouhler731/
Pouless731/
Poutlle731/
Poysler731/
Bpgolea731/
Poeleah731/
Phoelie731/
Pollley731/
Phoolee731/
Pholhet731/
Phollee731/
Pollead731/
Pohleah731/
Pottles730/
Pooleey730/
Pousler730/
Poiller730/
Poletch730/
Pfoller730/
Pootles730/
Polleyd730/
Phooler730/
Palei6760,105/
Patle6758,064/
Palle6743,221/
Paule6713,352/
Phola6711,911/
Phule6711,383/
Paler6710,648/
Poola679,879/
Polai679,643/
Polli679,425/
Paley678,799/
Polly677,777/
Polis676,706/
Pouli676,691/
Peele676,581/
Polit676,068/
Polla675,574/
Phale675,368/
Polii675,362/
Potel674,174/
Pelei674,132/
Phool673,650/
Peleh673,552/
Phele673,288/
Pulle673,020/
Pfohl672,868/
Pales672,834/
Palej672,567/
Polio672,463/
Palet672,389/
Palee672,326/
Pouly671,819/
Pelea671,664/
Peley671,494/
Pulei671,194/
Pehle671,127/
Pasle671,082/
Paled67997/
Palea67920/
Pules67738/
Puley67648/
Paleh67631/
Puile67615/
Polih67553/
Polia67523/
Pahle67517/
Páleš67506/
Paleu67482/
Peleu67424/
Polay67421/
Potli67406/
Palie67373/
Poula67368/
Posel67358/
Pohly67356/
Polip67321/
Puhle67314/
Pholi67231/
Poisl67220/
Polya67215/
Poull67203/
Polyo67200/
Poila67193/
Poloy67192/
Pohli67185/
Pollesch67164/
Paale67149/
Poseł67148/
Poliy67138/
Pollé67131/
Pöhle67129/
Pulet67128/
Poloi67126/
Pulez67124/
Poloa67118/
Puleh67116/
Pălie67116/
Peule67106/
Pulie67104/
Poliz67102/
Palhe6785/
Poslt6784/
Pelhe6781/
Palep6780/
Pelej6774/
Polyi6769/
Páles6762/
Putle6755/
Pölhe6755/
Puler6754/
Paleš6753/
Palge6751/
Paele6749/
Palez6744/
Potil6741/
Połeć6739/
Polgi6739/
Pelie6738/
Polejová6736/
Pelee6735/
Poili6732/
Pulea6732/
Pähle6731/
Posil6730/
Polaa6729/
Poëll6727/
Posselle6726/
Pholh6725/
Puoli6723/
Pohll6723/
Polui6722/
Polaj6720/
Puola6720/
Potellet6719/
Pooll6718/
Poloj6718/
Poolt6717/
Palje6717/
Pulee6716/
Pôlet6716/
Polid6715/
Pouhl6715/
Pochille6713/
Poyla6712/
Pogli6712/
Pholy6711/
Polehova6711/
Pooly679/
Poulø679/
Pöler679/
Phoul678/
Pusle678/
Pocel678/
Polhy678/
Poullett677/
Pohul677/
Pulge677/
Polhs677/
Pfhol676/
Poulh676/
Pholl676/
Pohleová676/
Posli676/
Pocil675/
Puule674/
Pootless674/
Polès674/
Polij674/
Polyy673/
Phohl673/
Pould673/
Ppoli673/
Puyle673/
Puled673/
Péley673/
Pollè673/
Polít673/
Pholt672/
Poiselle672/
Polhi672/
Polph672/
Pulhe672/
Pulep672/
Ppale672/
Ppule672/
Poluy672/
Poulp672/
Poysl672/
Pôles672/
Poitelle672/
Poitl672/
Poleshch672/
Polll672/
Polhl672/
Ppool671/
Ppola671/
Poselley671/
Potll671/
Pooleová671/
Pochelle671/
Puleu671/
Poyli671/
Pfoli671/
Pfoul671/
Hpale671/
Poldt671/
Phoellie671/
Peleș671/
Pohlt671/
Poily671/
Poilé671/
Péleu671/
Potilles671/
Poluj671/
Poltd671/
Polletts671/
Pollh671/
Ppoil671/
Phosl671/
Pholp671/
Polht671/
Poliç671/
Pohjl671/
Hpule671/
Poold670/
Pfoll670/
Poolp670/
Pfool670/
Pouttler670/
Poill670/
Pfold670/
Vpool670/
Puoll670/

Pole Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pole in the Hindi language
पोलेpole-
Pole in the Oriya language
େପାେଲepaela-
Pole in the Marathi language
पोलेpole94.08
पोळेpole4.39
पोळpola1.01
पोलpola0.34
फोळेphole0.06
पॉळpola0.03
पॉलेpole0.02
पोलेेpolee0.02
फोलेphole0.01
पॉलpola0.01
पॊळेpole0.01
़पोलेpole0.01
Pole in the Russian language
Полеpole-

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