Poley Surname
Approximately 4,233 people bear this surname
Poley Surname Definition:
A place in Hertfordshire, where the family were resident in the year 1107. They removed into Suffolk in the reign of Edward II. or Richard II.
Poley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,529 | 1:237,056 | 22,722 |
| Spain | 681 | 1:68,652 | 6,125 |
| Germany | 503 | 1:160,051 | 19,043 |
| Russia | 329 | 1:438,064 | 41,542 |
| South Africa | 246 | 1:220,235 | 23,087 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| Netherlands | 164 | 1:102,971 | 16,665 |
| India | 137 | 1:5,599,017 | 134,774 |
| Belarus | 134 | 1:70,903 | 11,561 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Abkhazia | 6 | 1:40,478 | 2,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 87 | 1:280,177 | 19,488 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:27,042 | 1,534 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 237 | 1:211,893 | 18,185 |
Poley (170) may also be a first name.
Poley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A place in Hertfordshire, where the family were resident in the year 1107. They removed into Suffolk in the reign of Edward II. or Richard II.
John de Poleio and his wife paid a fine 1221 for lands in Normandy (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 141); Ralph de Poillie or De Poelai 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Poley appears to be in Herts (Lower).
From the Danish, Pol, Poli; from the French, Pollet; a personal name.$
Poley Demographics
Average Poley Salary in
United States
$45,747 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Poley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poley (Hindi: पोले, Russian: Полей) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 109,897th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,721,603 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Poley live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 701,320th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 170 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,529 people, or 1 in 237,056. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 14 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.
Poley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poley last name grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (84%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Poley surname are 18.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Poley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.76% more than the national average, earning R 436,692 per year; in United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning $49,802 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poley in the Hindi language | ||
| पोले | pole | - |
| Poley in the Russian language | ||
| Полей | polej | - |
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