Poll Surname

50,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Poll 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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Poll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5901:139,94614,573
Germany1,8641:43,1905,671
Cuba9081:12,690980
Netherlands7991:21,1353,357
England7621:73,1218,342
Micronesia6461:16423
Brazil4341:493,25918,612
Australia3001:89,98610,337
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Estonia2111:6,264723
Cameroon1921:108,17212,669
Venezuela1761:171,6145,022
India1431:5,364,094131,111
Argentina1251:341,94726,875
Spain1221:383,21321,260
Paraguay841:86,1522,115
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Poland461:826,27764,341
France451:1,476,060142,161
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Austria341:250,45429,541
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Chile201:880,82418,509
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Norway121:428,52437,411
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Belize91:39,4972,328
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Panama51:782,45211,059
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4801:50,7826,171
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Poll (398) may also be a first name.

Poll 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)

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

Six centuries since, the Norfolk family of Poll had representatives named Polle in the county as well as in Cambridgeshire and Kent (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Poll Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poll (Marathi: पोळ, Russian: Полл) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poll? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,430th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 716,432 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Poll live; 28 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. Poll is also the 432,848th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 398 people.

The surname Poll is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,590 people, or 1 in 139,946. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, Utah, where 14 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent live and Cuba, where 9 percent live.

Poll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poll last name increased 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poll Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Poll last name are 30.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poll earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning 414,180 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning R 223,908 per year; in United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $56,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polle895,882/
Poell891,002/
Poull89203/
Poëll8927/
Pohll8923/
Pooll8918/
Pholl896/
Polll892/
Polhl892/
Potll891/
Pollh891/
Pfoll890/
Poill890/
Puoll890/
Pol8647,849/
Poulle80527/
Posell80115/
Potell8035/
Pholld8013/
Pholle803/
Poolle801/
Pocell801/
Puolle801/
Pottll800/
Ppoell800/
Pohl7584,918/
Pool7558,576/
Pole7537,956/
Poul7519,726/
Puol7515,596/
Pall7513,032/
Poel753,332/
Páll752,031/
Polt751,821/
Pull751,286/
Pold75687/
Polh75403/
Poil75313/
Phol75241/
Posl75175/
Püll75110/
Pfol759/
Potl756/
Ppol755/
Polp753/
Poyl753/
Púll753/
Pojl752/
Polì752/
Vpol752/
Hpol751/
Bpol751/
Possell7363/
Poucell7328/
Poysell7314/
Pollová7310/
Poisell738/
Pochill738/
Pottell734/
Posiell734/
Pollova732/
Pootell731/
Pootill730/
Poole67120,940/
Palle6743,221/
Paull677,942/
Potel674,174/
Phool673,650/
Phull673,365/
Pulle673,020/
Pfohl672,868/
Phole67537/
Poile67491/
Posel67358/
Poisl67220/
Poule67218/
Poyle67151/
Phoel67131/
Polhe6791/
Puill6790/
Poslt6784/
Posle6756/
Phall6741/
Potil6741/
Pfüll6730/
Posil6730/
Pholh6725/
Poolt6717/
Pouhl6715/
Pogli6712/
Pallë6710/
Poulø679/
Patll678/
Phoul678/
Pocel678/
Pohul677/
Polhs677/
Pfhol676/
Poulh676/
Pullì675/
Pocil675/
Paall674/
Pfall674/
Pfull674/
Phohl673/
Pould673/
Pholt672/
Polph672/
Poulp672/
Poysl672/
Poitl672/
Puhll672/
Ppool671/
Poschell671/
Poeyl671/
Puole671/
Puull671/
Pfoul671/
Pallp671/
Hpole671/
Poldt671/
Paáll671/
Pallt671/
Pallő671/
Peull671/
Pohlt671/
Puëll671/
Poltd671/
Ppoil671/
Ppole671/
Phosl671/
Pholp671/
Polht671/
Pohjl671/
Poold670/
Poolp670/
Pfool670/
Pfold670/
Vpool670/
Poottell670/

Poll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poll in the Marathi language
पोळpola65.12
पोलpola18.6
पॉलpola16.28
Poll in the Russian language
Поллpoll-

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