Pollington Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pollington Surname Definition:

A township in the parish of Snaith, in the W. R. of Yorkshire.

Pollington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7041:79,1458,846
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Australia741:364,80730,412
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales71:442,07621,198
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:108,81910,728
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pollington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A township in the parish of Snaith, in the W. R. of Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pollington Last Name Facts

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

Pollington occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pollington is the 315,325th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,123,988 people. The last name Pollington occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Pollington are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

Pollington is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 704 people, or 1 in 79,145. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent reside, East Sussex, where 11 percent reside and West Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Pollington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pollington has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pollington surname expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 11,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pollington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pollington last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pollington earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning R 236,508 per year; in United States they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $45,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning $43,090 CAD per year.

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