Pollan Surname
Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname
Pollan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolland,' Bolton-by-Bolland (or Bowland), a village parish about six miles from Clitheroe. The instances below are mostly taken from the near neighbourhood.
Robertus de Boghland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnamePollan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,106 | 1:327,721 | 29,754 |
| Spain | 319 | 1:146,558 | 10,893 |
| Philippines | 87 | 1:1,163,658 | 92,852 |
| Argentina | 72 | 1:593,659 | 42,221 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
The alternate forms: Pollán (24) & Pollàn (1) are calculated separately.
Pollan (58) may also be a first name.
Pollan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bolland,' Bolton-by-Bolland (or Bowland), a village parish about six miles from Clitheroe. The instances below are mostly taken from the near neighbourhood.
Robertus de Boghland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Bouland. 1379: ibid.
Robertus de Bowland, 1379: ibid.
Agnes de Bowland, 1370: ibid.
Thomas Bolland, of Houston, 1593: Wills at Chester.
Richard Bolland.' of Ashton, 1618: ibid.
1765. Married — John Hillier and Elizabeth Bolland: St. George, Hanover Square.
From polan, a pool or standing water. Pryce gives Bulland, Bullen, Pollan, clay enclosure; nom. fam. (bol-lan). Bollen, Bullun, Pollen, Poland, Polund may be the same name.
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Pollan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pollan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pollan (Hindi: पोल्लन) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pollán or Pollàn. For other possible spellings of Pollan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pollan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 233,514th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,219,772 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Pollan live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pollan is also the 1,295,729th most widespread given name globally It is held by 58 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,106 people, or 1 in 327,721. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 26 percent live, Mississippi, where 15 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.
Pollan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pollan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pollan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pollan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pollan surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.21% registered with the political party.
The amount Pollan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.26% less than the national average, earning 196,366 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning $50,413 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pollan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pollan in the Hindi language | ||
| पोल्लन | pollana | - |
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