Pollard Surname
Approximately 83,046 people bear this surname
Pollard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'pollard,' one who had his hair cropped short, from poll, the head, and suffix -ard, Hence a pollard tree, a tree lopped at the top; compare Ballard.
John Polhard, Close Rolls, 56 Henry III.
Read More About This SurnamePollard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45,154 | 1:8,027 | 949 |
| England | 17,332 | 1:3,215 | 426 |
| Australia | 8,718 | 1:3,097 | 430 |
| Canada | 5,180 | 1:7,113 | 1,051 |
| New Zealand | 1,064 | 1:4,256 | 662 |
| Ireland | 767 | 1:6,139 | 944 |
| South Africa | 659 | 1:82,212 | 10,155 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 556 | 1:2,453 | 420 |
| Guyana | 504 | 1:1,512 | 264 |
| Wales | 502 | 1:6,164 | 693 |
| Scotland | 392 | 1:13,658 | 1,768 |
| Belize | 290 | 1:1,226 | 285 |
| Barbados | 264 | 1:1,089 | 258 |
| France | 252 | 1:263,582 | 40,616 |
| Northern Ireland | 143 | 1:12,902 | 1,865 |
| Thailand | 91 | 1:776,246 | 126,162 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 62 | 1:1,817 | 366 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Jamaica | 49 | 1:58,570 | 3,174 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 1:3,814 | 525 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Cyprus | 21 | 1:42,137 | 4,231 |
| Isle of Man | 21 | 1:4,087 | 875 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| China | 16 | 1:85,457,598 | 4,750 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 1:16,253 | 1,328 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Falkland Islands | 8 | 1:392 | 68 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Montserrat | 6 | 1:824 | 139 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | 1:116,006 | 19,381 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1:13,510,346 | 23,679 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 432 | 1:10,254 | 1,476 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,847 | 1:2,475 | 349 |
| Wales | 82 | 1:19,127 | 1,113 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:57,588 | 3,712 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,526 | 1:5,890 | 736 |
Pollard (294) may also be a first name.
Pollard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'pollard,' one who had his hair cropped short, from poll, the head, and suffix -ard, Hence a pollard tree, a tree lopped at the top; compare Ballard.
John Polhard, Close Rolls, 56 Henry III.
William Polard, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Stephen fil. Pollard, Kent, ibid.
In this last case the father is simply called by his nickname, not his personal name.
Henry Pollard, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
1548. Ellis Pollard and Johanna Chapman: Marriage Lic (London).
1717. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Edward Pollard: St. Dionis Backchurch.
William Pollard witnessed a charter by Adam de Lamberton of the third part of Lamberton, c. 1190-1200 (BNCH., XVI, p. 332; Home, 224). James Pollart was infeft in the lands of Costoun in the barony of Torphichen, 1549 (Laing, 554).
(Anglo-French-Latin + Teutonic) the French Polard, Pollard; Pol(l)- for Paul (q.v.) + the French diminutive -ard, Teutonic hard, hard, brave] (Teutonic) One with a Close-Cropped Head [M.E pol(l)ard, from pol(l), to clip the hair; pol, poll, the head: cp. Low German polle] William Polard.—Hundred Rolls Henry Pollard.—Parl. Writs.
This family came to Ireland in the sixteenth century and settled in Co. Westmeath at the place now called Castlepollard. IF 18*
(English) Dweller at, or near, the head or end of the pool; descendant of little Paul (small); one who had his hair cropped short.
This name, which occurs in the H.R. as Polard, as well as in its present orthography, is probably local. Tonkin says, that the barton of Trelleigh in Redruth, co. Cornwall, was "the seat of that most ancient family of Pollard, from whence all the others of that name were descended." D. Gilbert's Cornwall, iii. 383. Whether this broad assertion would bear the test of genealogical investigation, I know not; certain it is, that the name is very widely spread, not alone in the West, but also in the East and North of England. In the county of Durham the owners of it acquired the family characteristic of the POLITIC POLLARDS.
in H. R. POLARD. From pol-ard, the high top or head.
A tree having its fop cut off; a fish; Poularde, French, a fat chicken; Pol, Dutch, a loose or lewd man, and ard, disposition. Poule—ard, chicken—hearted.
Robert, Roger, Geoffry Polard, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), Godfrey and Robert P. 1198 (Ib.); Bernard, Godard, Richard, Robert, Walter Pollard, Eng. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
From the Flemish, Pollaert; from the French, Pollard; personal name See Paull. Gaufrid Pollard on Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
Pollard is a name established in different parts of England. It has been in Cambridgeshire for several centuries, and was numerous in the county in the reign of Edward I., when there were also a few of the name in Lincolnshire, Kent, and Essex (H. R.).
Pollard Demographics
Average Male Pollard Height
176.89 cm
Average Female Pollard Height
162.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pollard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pollard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pollard (Arabic: بولارد, Marathi: पोलाडर्, Russian: Поллард) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pollard? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,812th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,753 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Pollard are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pollard is also the 514,566th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 294 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 45,154 people, or 1 in 8,027. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 110 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Pollard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pollard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 178 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 612 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 603 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pollard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pollard surname is principally Catholic (74%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pollard surname are 10.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.8% registered with the political party.
The amount Pollard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 244.36% more than the national average, earning 1,191,750 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,240 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.98% more than the national average, earning R 468,108 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $41,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,046 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pollard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pollard in the Marathi language | ||
| पोलाडर् | poladar | - |
| Pollard in the Russian language | ||
| Поллард | pollard | - |
| Pollard in the Arabic language | ||
| بولارد | bwlard | - |
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