Pollett Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pollett Surname Definition:

(1) This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Paul,' from the popular form Poll, and diminutive Poll-ett. Another familiar form was Powl, whence the diminutive Powl-ett. (a) Local, 'of Pawlett,' a parish in Somerset; v.

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Pollett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7151:506,93642,557
Canada3471:106,18311,435
Australia1841:146,71615,637
England801:696,47639,547
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2941:82,9098,826
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Pollett (30) may also be a first name.

Pollett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Paul,' from the popular form Poll, and diminutive Poll-ett. Another familiar form was Powl, whence the diminutive Powl-ett. (a) Local, 'of Pawlett,' a parish in Somerset; v. Paulett.

Quintinus Poulet, Pat. R., 7 Henry VII.

John Pawlet, or Poulett, or Pollett, sup. for B.A., March, 1530: Register of the University of Oxford.

Robert Paulet, or Pollett, 1538: ibid.

Elias Hirons and Joane Pollett: Marriage Lic. (London).

1759. Married — Edmund Powlett and Frances Kelly: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 dims. of Paul, q.v. [French diminutive suff. -et, -ot] 2 (occasionally) belonging to Pawlett (Soms.): v. Pawlett.

The Registers of Oxford Univ. in the 16th century show more than one instance of the same individual being referred to as Paulet, or Poulet(t, and Pollett.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Pollitts may possess an ancestor in John Pollett, minister of Butterworth in 1660 (W. W.).

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

Pollett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pollett is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,601st most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,057,284 people. The last name Pollett is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Pollett live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 715 people, or 1 in 506,936. In The United States Pollett is most frequent in: California, where 16 percent live, Georgia, where 12 percent live and Kentucky, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Pollett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pollett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pollett last name rose 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pollett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pollett surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pollett last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pollett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollette93100/
Poullett937/
Polletts931/
Polliett930/
Pollet9211,665/
Polett92102/
Poullette8851/
Pollitt866,933/
Pallett863,396/
Poullet861,174/
Polette861,021/
Poillet86262/
Pullett8695/
Poellet8660/
Polleit8636/
Poulett8620/
Poslett8615/
Pollete8615/
Pollets8613/
Polliet863/
Polleth861/
Poelett861/
Polle835,882/
Polet833,311/
Poulette80742/
Pallette80204/
Pollitte8074/
Potellet8019/
Paullett802/
Pullette802/
Poilette801/
Puolette801/
Palletts801/
Polllitt801/
Poulliet801/
Poullitt800/
Polley7728,353/
Poulet7711,192/
Poller773,053/
Pallet77619/
Polles77574/
Poulle77527/
Polete77397/
Pollei77293/
Politt77265/
Pollie77232/
Polets77225/
Pollit77158/
Pollee77150/
Pollez77125/
Polled7762/
Pullet7745/
Palett7743/
Pelett7742/
Poleet7741/
Poliet7735/
Poilet7729/
Potlet7718/
Poslet7717/
Poolet7716/
Polleh7710/
Pohlet779/
Polleč779/
Pollée777/
Pollej776/
Polhet774/
Pholle773/
Poleth772/
Pulett772/
Poletì772/
Poolle771/
Pollep771/
Puolle771/
Potlle771/
Polest770/
Paullette7522/
Poulliott7521/
Polletová758/
Paulletts758/
Phoulliet751/
Pfolliott750/
Pole7337,956/
Politte712,120/
Potelle71899/
Palette71648/
Paulett71536/
Puillet71364/
Pallete71310/
Polleys71152/
Poullie7166/
Paullet7153/
Poulles7150/
Polliot7143/
Pallitt7141/
Poleate7135/
Pulletz7135/
Palleit7132/
Phallet7127/
Poulhet7126/
Polleis7121/
Pouliet7116/
Poulley7115/
Pullitt7114/
Pollite7113/
Pullets7112/
Palliet7110/
Pahlett719/
Poselle718/
Polleiß716/
Polliey715/
Poulete715/
Pulleth714/
Pouleut714/
Pooleat714/
Polyott712/
Poolley712/
Pullete712/
Poulets712/
Pouller712/
Poolled712/
Pooller711/
Poeliet711/
Pollechtsz711/
Polledd711/
Pollesh711/
Polless711/
Pollist711/
Polloey711/
Poutlle711/
Pôlette711/
Pulette711/
Pollley711/
Pholhet711/
Phollee711/
Pollead711/
Paslett710/
Pollith710/
Pallget710/
Patlett710/
Poiller710/
Poletch710/
Pfoller710/
Palleth710/
Polleyd710/
Poole67120,940/
Palle6743,221/
Pohle679,865/
Polli679,425/
Polei678,312/
Polly677,777/
Polit676,068/
Polla675,574/
Poley674,233/
Poles673,956/
Paulette672,875/
Palet672,389/
Polge671,523/
Pelet671,447/
Polea67701/
Phole67537/
Poler67500/
Poile67491/
Polee67457/
Polie67450/
Polez67280/
Potle67251/
Poule67218/
Polej67196/
Pollesch67164/
Poyle67151/
Pollé67131/
Pulet67128/
Polep67119/
Poletova67112/
Poleh6794/
Polhe6791/
Poleč6768/
Poulliot6765/
Posle6756/
Polyt6745/
Poleš6736/
Poled6735/
Poletová6732/
Poilliot6731/
Pouliott6728/
Posselle6726/
Poleś6726/
Patillet6718/
Pôlet6716/
Pochille6713/
Polje675/
Poleć675/
Phalleth674/
Paullete673/
Poulitte673/
Pollè673/
Polít673/
Poiselle672/
Poitelle672/
Poselley671/
Pohielet671/
Pochelle671/
Paslette671/
Puole671/
Peulette671/
Hpole671/
Pélet671/
Potilles671/
Polée671/
Ppole671/
Pullitte671/
Pallitte670/
Pauliett670/
Poilitte670/
Paulletz670/

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