Poll Surname
Approximately 10,172 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePoll Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,590 | 1:139,946 | 14,573 |
| Germany | 1,864 | 1:43,190 | 5,671 |
| Cuba | 908 | 1:12,690 | 980 |
| Netherlands | 799 | 1:21,135 | 3,357 |
| England | 762 | 1:73,121 | 8,342 |
| Micronesia | 646 | 1:164 | 23 |
| Brazil | 434 | 1:493,259 | 18,612 |
| Australia | 300 | 1:89,986 | 10,337 |
| Canada | 216 | 1:170,581 | 17,126 |
| Estonia | 211 | 1:6,264 | 723 |
| Cameroon | 192 | 1:108,172 | 12,669 |
| Venezuela | 176 | 1:171,614 | 5,022 |
| India | 143 | 1:5,364,094 | 131,111 |
| Argentina | 125 | 1:341,947 | 26,875 |
| Spain | 122 | 1:383,213 | 21,260 |
| Paraguay | 84 | 1:86,152 | 2,115 |
| Russia | 73 | 1:1,974,288 | 123,658 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 480 | 1:50,782 | 6,171 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 210 | 1:239,137 | 19,985 |
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 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 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.
Six centuries since, the Norfolk family of Poll had representatives named Polle in the county as well as in Cambridgeshire and Kent (H. R.).
Poll Demographics
Average Male Poll Height
177.01 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poll? popularity and diffusion
Poll is the 50,430th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 716,432 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Poll are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 432,848th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 398 people.
The surname Poll is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,590 people, or 1 in 139,946. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 22 percent reside, Utah, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Cuba, where 9 percent reside.
Poll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Poll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poll last name expanded 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poll Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Poll surname are 30.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.35% registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polle | 89 | 5,882 | / |
| Poell | 89 | 1,002 | / |
| Poull | 89 | 203 | / |
| Poëll | 89 | 27 | / |
| Pohll | 89 | 23 | / |
| Pooll | 89 | 18 | / |
| Pholl | 89 | 6 | / |
| Polll | 89 | 2 | / |
| Polhl | 89 | 2 | / |
| Potll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pollh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pfoll | 89 | 0 | / |
| Poill | 89 | 0 | / |
| Puoll | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pol | 86 | 47,849 | / |
| Poulle | 80 | 527 | / |
| Posell | 80 | 115 | / |
| Potell | 80 | 35 | / |
| Pholld | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pholle | 80 | 3 | / |
| Poolle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pocell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Puolle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pottll | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ppoell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pohl | 75 | 84,918 | / |
| Pool | 75 | 58,576 | / |
| Pole | 75 | 37,956 | / |
| Poul | 75 | 19,726 | / |
| Puol | 75 | 15,596 | / |
| Pall | 75 | 13,032 | / |
| Poel | 75 | 3,332 | / |
| Páll | 75 | 2,031 | / |
| Polt | 75 | 1,821 | / |
| Pull | 75 | 1,286 | / |
| Pold | 75 | 687 | / |
| Polh | 75 | 403 | / |
| Poil | 75 | 313 | / |
| Phol | 75 | 241 | / |
| Posl | 75 | 175 | / |
| Püll | 75 | 110 | / |
| Pfol | 75 | 9 | / |
| Potl | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ppol | 75 | 5 | / |
| Polp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Poyl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Púll | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pojl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Polì | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vpol | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hpol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Possell | 73 | 63 | / |
| Poucell | 73 | 28 | / |
| Poysell | 73 | 14 | / |
| Pollová | 73 | 10 | / |
| Poisell | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pochill | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pottell | 73 | 4 | / |
| Posiell | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pollova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pootell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pootill | 73 | 0 | / |
| Poole | 67 | 120,940 | / |
| Palle | 67 | 43,221 | / |
| Paull | 67 | 7,942 | / |
| Potel | 67 | 4,174 | / |
| Phool | 67 | 3,650 | / |
| Phull | 67 | 3,365 | / |
| Pulle | 67 | 3,020 | / |
| Pfohl | 67 | 2,868 | / |
| Phole | 67 | 537 | / |
| Poile | 67 | 491 | / |
| Posel | 67 | 358 | / |
| Poisl | 67 | 220 | / |
| Poule | 67 | 218 | / |
| Poyle | 67 | 151 | / |
| Phoel | 67 | 131 | / |
| Polhe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Puill | 67 | 90 | / |
| Poslt | 67 | 84 | / |
| Posle | 67 | 56 | / |
| Phall | 67 | 41 | / |
| Potil | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pfüll | 67 | 30 | / |
| Posil | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pholh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Poolt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pouhl | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pogli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pallë | 67 | 10 | / |
| Poulø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Patll | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phoul | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pocel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pohul | 67 | 7 | / |
| Polhs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pfhol | 67 | 6 | / |
| Poulh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pullì | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pocil | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paall | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfall | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfull | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phohl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pould | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pholt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poulp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poysl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poitl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puhll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ppool | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poschell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poeyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puull | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pallp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hpole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paáll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pallt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pallő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peull | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puëll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poltd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppoil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phosl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohjl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poold | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poolp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfool | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfold | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vpool | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poottell | 67 | 0 | / |
Poll Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poll in the Marathi language | ||
| पोळ | pola | 65.12 |
| पोल | pola | 18.6 |
| पॉल | pola | 16.28 |
| Poll in the Russian language | ||
| Полл | poll | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poll
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis