Poley Surname

109,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5291:237,05622,722
Spain6811:68,6526,125
Germany5031:160,05119,043
Russia3291:438,06441,542
South Africa2461:220,23523,087
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Netherlands1641:102,97116,665
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Belarus1341:70,90311,561
England811:687,87739,238
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Wales301:103,1518,167
Austria231:370,23639,193
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Wales581:27,0421,534
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Pol, Poli; from the French, Pollet; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Poley.

How Common Is The Last Name Poley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 109,897th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,721,603 people. Poley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Poley are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Poley is also the 701,320th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 170 people.

Poley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,529 people, or 1 in 237,056. In The United States Poley is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Poley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poley surname expanded 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (84%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Poley last name are 18.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.27% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polley9128,353/
Pooley918,512/
Posley91589/
Poleya91467/
Pohley91181/
Pouley9168/
Poliey9133/
Poiley9125/
Poleey912/
Potley911/
Poleyi911/
Puoley911/
Poleye911/
Poleyh911/
Poleyo911/
Pholey910/
Pole8937,956/
Poly8927,751/
Polleys83152/
Polleya8352/
Polleyi8344/
Poulley8315/
Pousley8312/
Polliey835/
Poisley833/
Poosley832/
Poolley832/
Polloey831/
Poleyad831/
Poleyed831/
Polleyy831/
Pollley831/
Pooleey830/
Polleyd830/
Polleiy830/
Poole80120,940/
Pohle809,865/
Paley808,799/
Polei808,312/
Polly807,777/
Polle805,882/
Poles803,956/
Polet803,311/
Pouly801,819/
Polge801,523/
Peley801,494/
Polea80701/
Puley80648/
Phole80537/
Poler80500/
Poile80491/
Polee80457/
Polie80450/
Polay80421/
Pohly80356/
Polez80280/
Potle80251/
Polye80248/
Poule80218/
Polya80215/
Polyo80200/
Polej80196/
Poloy80192/
Poyle80151/
Poliy80138/
Polae80123/
Polep80119/
Poleh8094/
Polhe8091/
Polyi8069/
Poleč8068/
Poele8063/
Polue8058/
Posle8056/
Poloe8052/
Poleš8036/
Poled8035/
Poleś8026/
Pholy8011/
Pooly809/
Polhy808/
Polje805/
Poleć805/
Polyy803/
Péley803/
Poluy802/
Puole801/
Hpole801/
Poily801/
Polée801/
Ppole801/
Poselley771/
Pauley7315,244/
Pulley7313,094/
Pollet7311,665/
Poulet7311,192/
Pasley734,759/
Pooler734,539/
Poller733,053/
Pottle732,455/
Palley731,582/
Pollye731,008/
Peleyi73947/
Paleya73851/
Pollay73626/
Poilly73619/
Polles73574/
Poulle73527/
Posled73487/
Polych73442/
Pollei73293/
Poules73240/
Pollie73232/
Polets73225/
Poleij73187/
Polaya73172/
Potler73158/
Pollee73150/
Poleus73147/
Polech73142/
Pooles73141/
Puiley73130/
Pollez73125/
Putley73124/
Pollya73115/
Posler73112/
Poleis73106/
Polett73102/
Patley7397/
Pusley7396/
Poulie7387/
Poully7386/
Pouleu7382/
Poiles7380/
Pouler7368/
Pohlyd7364/
Polled7362/
Phoole7360/
Peleyo7360/
Poliya7354/
Polaye7354/
Poolly7354/
Pholee7350/
Pheley7349/
Polesz7346/
Poleet7341/
Poolay7339/
Poleah7337/
Poluyi7336/
Pohlei7331/
Poilet7329/
Poulea7327/
Poleji7324/
Polayi7324/
Polohy7324/
Phohle7323/
Pothle7322/
Poleio7321/
Poloya7319/
Poolee7318/
Polees7318/
Potlet7318/
Poslet7317/
Poulhe7317/
Polaie7317/
Poliay7317/
Poylie7317/
Poolet7316/
Polyts7316/
Poelle7315/
Peleya7315/
Peleye7314/
Photle7314/
Poliyo7313/
Polyah7312/
Poolie7312/
Paleyo7312/
Poleha7312/
Phuley7310/
Polaiy7310/
Polleh7310/
Poloyo7310/
Pohleh7310/
Poless739/
Polleč739/
Poisle739/
Poloie738/
Pollée737/
Poulay736/
Poleie736/
Poeleh736/
Pollej736/
Polhyi736/
Potlay735/
Poolya735/
Polaje735/
Polowe735/
Polyio735/
Polayo735/
Poleip734/
Polahe734/
Peeley734/
Polliy734/
Paleye734/
Pholay734/
Poliue734/
Polhet734/
Pooled733/
Poslay733/
Poloye733/
Poilay733/
Pholle733/
Poloje732/
Pohlie732/
Posles732/
Paloey732/
Polyya732/
Pollae732/
Paliey732/
Poehle732/
Poletì732/
Polayu732/
Phoule732/
Pohles732/
Pollue732/
Pholoy732/
Pholue732/
Pohlyt732/
Pohyle732/
Polyia732/
Poolle731/
Pohlae731/
Pothly731/
Polayy731/
Polehe731/
Polesh731/
Poleuz731/
Polher731/
Pollep731/
Polojy731/
Puloey731/
Puhley731/
Poulez731/
Pouloe731/
Poulya731/
Phaley731/
Phoele731/
Pahley731/
Paaley731/
Poslee731/
Poelay731/
Pollyo731/
Polloy731/
Polays731/
Paleyd731/
Pholiy731/
Pholoe731/
Poleae731/
Polecz731/
Pola'e731/
Poiler731/
Poilue731/
Poilye731/
Poelie731/
Puleya731/
Puleyo731/
Puoler731/
Puolle731/
Potlle731/
Pooleh731/
Pouhle731/
Pouloy731/
Pholly731/
Poloyi731/
Poliye731/
Pohlye731/
Pously731/
Pouleh731/
Pholae731/
Pholya731/
Pohlya731/
Poeloy731/
Polyai731/
Poyles730/
Puyley730/
Ppoole730/
Pooyle730/
Pohlez730/
Pelhey730/
Pehley730/
Poyler730/
Pholes730/
Phoely730/
Peleey730/
Polest730/
Peuley730/
Polloe730/
Polleyová711/
Pale67110,837/
Poli6770,413/
Pola6736,367/
Pule6736,015/
Pele6711,408/
Pollett671,441/
Paly671,300/
Poullet671,174/
Polyuha671,078/
Pollayi671,053/
Potelle67899/
Paulley67736/
Poleggi67574/
Poillet67262/
Poulhes67204/
Pollohy67179/
Polleux67166/
Puly67120/
Polojee6769/
Poullie6766/
Polehňa6763/
Pouleas6757/
Poulles6750/
Poolyai6741/
Pausley6740/
Pologie6740/
Poolead6738/
Polhuys6736/
Polleit6736/
Polayes6735/
Polesch6734/
Paleeya6734/
Puilley6733/
Pollaya6732/
Pottler6729/
Polj6729/
Poisler6726/
Polawes6726/
Poulhet6726/
Poloyah6723/
Photlhe6723/
Phasley6722/
Pattley6722/
Pfohler6722/
Pouyles6722/
Polleis6721/
Poulett6720/
Pály6720/
Phalley6718/
Poileux6718/
Polajee6717/
Poslett6715/
Paleyes6715/
Poulaye6715/
Palleyi6714/
Polé6714/
Palahey6714/
Phollue6714/
Pollets6713/
Potliya6712/
Palieya6712/
Pôle6710/
Polejes679/
Paleyau679/
Polayah679/
Pollaye678/
Poselle678/
Poliyat677/
Poollay677/
Pholayo677/
Palleya676/
Pheeley676/
Palejiy676/
Polleiß676/
Poliyas675/
Paleyad675/
Pohlaeh675/
Phoolya674/
Phaleya674/
Pouleut674/
Poullay674/
Pooleat674/
Pholyai674/
Pelehyi674/
Poutler673/
Polagie673/
Polllay673/
Pollahy673/
Polohyi673/
Pholiya672/
P'Poole672/
Pothler672/
Polouet672/
Poulets672/
Păle672/
Poislay672/
Polayap672/
Pouller672/
Phohleu672/
Pohylyi672/
Poolled672/
Pooller671/
Polyach671/
Polyats671/
Pohleiu671/
Poleesh671/
Poleich671/
Polejee671/
Poligge671/
Pollaie671/
Polledd671/
Polleji671/
Pollesh671/
Polless671/
Pollyas671/
Poloyee671/
Poolych671/
Pootlea671/
Pathley671/
Puttley671/
Puisley671/
Pouhler671/
Pouless671/
Pouliya671/
Poutlle671/
Poylych671/
Poysler671/
Phalgey671/
Phelley671/
Paleyee671/
Pahaley671/
Palleye671/
Palleyo671/
Bpgolea671/
Palleys671/
Poeleah671/
Peleyee671/
Puleyah671/
Palliey671/
Phoelie671/
Phollyo671/
Poleush671/
Pohlyad671/
Pâle671/
Puolytė671/
Polá671/
Pollaay671/
Polleja671/
Poulaya671/
Pouleux671/
Phoolay671/
Patleys671/
Pollyya671/
Phaleye671/
Phoolae671/
Phoolee671/
Pholhet671/
Phollee671/
Pholyoy671/
Polayut671/
Pollead671/
Poolauy671/
Pooloie671/
Pohleah671/
Pohlych671/
Pottles670/
Pousler670/
Pulleys670/
Poiller670/
Palleiy670/
Poletch670/
Pfoller670/
Pootles670/
Peehley670/
Phooler670/
Peusley670/
Palleyd670/

Poley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poley in the Hindi language
पोलेpole-
Poley in the Russian language
Полейpolej-

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