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
Poley Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Poley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poley (Hindi: पोले, Russian: Полей) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 109,897th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,721,603 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Poley reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Poley is also the 701,320th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 170 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,529 people, or 1 in 237,056. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 14 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.
Poley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Poley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poley surname grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (84%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Poley surname are 18.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.27% registered with the 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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