Pollen Surname

214,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Norway

Pollen 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.

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Pollen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
United States4441:816,34962,706
England2331:239,13319,651
Netherlands1221:138,41921,220
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Norway1171:43,9516,296
Germany1051:766,71957,066
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Zambia181:880,55128,935
Belgium181:638,70256,744
India171:45,121,493474,784
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales61:515,75523,171
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales21:784,20816,349
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Pollen (800) may also be a first name.

Pollen 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Prob. for Paulin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

As the name was written in the XVII. cent. Paulyn, there can be little doubt that it is derived from the baptismal name Paulinus.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pollen Last Name Facts

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

Pollen (Hindi: पोलेन) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pollen is the 214,639th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,803,521 people. The surname Pollen is predominantly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Pollen live; 29 percent live in South Asia and 28 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Pollen is also the 289,333rd most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 800 people.

The surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Apart from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Pollen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pollen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pollen last name rose 793 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 319 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pollen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pollen last name is chiefly Catholic (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pollen last name are 3.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pollen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning 367,130 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 154.61% more than the national average, earning R 605,052 per year; in United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $54,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollien92412/
Pollehn92253/
Poullen9214/
Polleng9211/
Poellen923/
Polleen921/
Posllen920/
Pollent920/
Pollend920/
Polen914,864/
Polln913/
Pollenne8613/
Poellien868/
Pollaehn863/
Poillien861/
Poullaen860/
Pullen8329,957/
Pollin831,455/
Pallen831,364/
Pohlen831,244/
Pollyn83997/
Poleng83862/
Püllen83433/
Poelen83371/
Poolen83327/
Poulen83283/
Polent83103/
Polhen8364/
Polien8349/
Polehn8343/
Pollem8340/
Polend8328/
Poilen837/
Poleen835/
Polaen833/
Poslen831/
Poleun831/
Potlen831/
Poln8011/
Pollina772,983/
Polling77696/
Poullin77284/
Pollion77279/
Pallien77153/
Pallent77145/
Pohlien7788/
Pholien7782/
Pulleng7753/
Palleng7739/
Phallen7725/
Puillen7723/
Pullien7722/
Pollähn7722/
Polenne7721/
Pollijn778/
Pallend778/
Paullen776/
Pollgin776/
Pollind775/
Pouslen774/
Pulleen774/
Pohlenk774/
Poilien774/
Pohlent773/
Polentt772/
Phoolen772/
Pulllen772/
Phellen771/
Pollyna771/
Palhlen771/
Polengh771/
Pollyon771/
Pholeng771/
Pooleun771/
Polyuen771/
Pullenn770/
Pullend770/
Pfallen770/
Pfoelen770/
Polin7314,131/
Palen737,555/
Pelen733,231/
Polyn731,126/
Polem73846/
Pulen73187/
Polne7320/
Polín7310/
Pólen737/
Pouln732/
Pooln731/
Palln731/
Pálen731/
Polõn731/
Polnn730/
Poeln730/
Polhn730/
Pulln730/
Polenova711,915/
Poillion71338/
Polenová71204/
Poullion71128/
Puolienė7147/
Pohlendt7111/
Paullien712/
Phalleen711/
Phalleng711/
Polllion711/
Pocellin711/
Phohleng711/
Poolyaen711/
Poulling710/
Poulin6740,157/
Poling6710,284/
Pullin677,008/
Polina675,877/
Pallem672,867/
Phalen672,617/
Pallin671,902/
Peelen671,813/
Paleng671,035/
Paulen671,028/
Peulen67862/
Pullem67607/
Puleng67376/
Pahlen67348/
Polion67302/
Paslen67255/
Polyna67154/
Pelien67130/
Polyon67129/
Polgin67105/
Phelen67102/
Pollingue6768/
Poolin6761/
Palent6751/
Patlen6750/
Paleen6749/
Pholin6740/
Palenc6737/
Pullyn6731/
Puilen6730/
Pulent6730/
Pohlin6729/
Palien6729/
Polhem6717/
Polind6712/
Poelin6710/
Pohlén6710/
Polijn679/
Puolin678/
Poylin677/
Puhlen677/
Poglin677/
Palaen677/
Paselleng676/
Poulyn676/
Pulhen675/
Poläng675/
Polhin675/
Pallín675/
Potlem674/
Palend674/
Polinn674/
Pollym673/
Paalen673/
Poilin673/
Puloen672/
Pohlem672/
Poslin672/
Poluin672/
Polynt672/
Potlin672/
Poolem672/
Poleem671/
Pehlen671/
Ppolem671/
Phulen671/
Paluen671/
Pallyn671/
Polint671/
Pâlenk671/
Poulengue671/
Pholem671/
Pollim671/
Paleun670/
Putlen670/
Pelenn670/
Puslen670/
Pulend670/
Poslem670/

Pollen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pollen in the Hindi language
पोलेनpolena-

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