Pollitt Surname

71,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pollitt 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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Pollitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0141:18,4862,642
United States2,9981:120,90012,926
Australia3081:87,64810,106
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Wales591:52,4504,823
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2981:10,6071,612
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4071:123,38711,971

Pollitt 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

From the French, Polet, Pollet; Ft Pollaert; from the Dutch, Politz; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Pollitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pollitt is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,236th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,051,139 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Pollitt live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Pollitt is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,014 people, or 1 in 18,486. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 38 percent live, Lancashire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Aside from England Pollitt exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Pollitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pollitt has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 6,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pollitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pollitt last name are 17.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Pollitt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning R 248,688 per year; in United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $54,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollitte9374/
Polllitt931/
Polliett930/
Poullitt930/
Politt92265/
Pollit92158/
Poulliott8821/
Pfolliott880/
Politte862,120/
Pollett861,441/
Polliot8643/
Pallitt8641/
Polleit8636/
Pullitt8614/
Pollite8613/
Polliet863/
Pollist861/
Pollith860/
Polli839,425/
Polit836,068/
Pollette80100/
Poulliot8065/
Poilliot8031/
Pouliott8028/
Poullett807/
Poulitte803/
Polletts801/
Poulliet801/
Pullitte801/
Pallitte800/
Poilitte800/
Pollet7711,665/
Polite774,540/
Pollio774,325/
Pollis77471/
Pollai77424/
Pollei77293/
Pollie77232/
Poulit77121/
Polett77102/
Pohlit7769/
Poulli7767/
Poliet7735/
Polloi7728/
Polist7726/
Pallit7719/
Polith7718/
Pollia7714/
Poloit779/
Pholli778/
Polliy774/
Pullit774/
Polhit773/
Poliot772/
Pelitt771/
Potlli771/
Pollid771/
Pholit771/
Pollli771/
Poilli771/
Polliz771/
Poslit771/
Puolli771/
Poullette7551/
Pollishte751/
Phoulliet751/
Poli7370,413/
Pouliot7113,128/
Pallett713,396/
Poullet711,174/
Polette711,021/
Policht71923/
Pollich71641/
Poullis71345/
Poillet71262/
Pullett7195/
Poullie7166/
Poellet7160/
Poliste7145/
Pollish7133/
Palleit7132/
Pocelli7128/
Poselli7126/
Polleis7121/
Poulett7120/
Phallit7117/
Pouliet7116/
Poslett7115/
Pollete7115/
Pollets7113/
Poullai7112/
Potelli7111/
Palliet7110/
Pallite716/
Palliot716/
Polleiß716/
Polliey715/
Pollais715/
Pouloit713/
Poulite713/
Pollaid713/
Polyott712/
Polleth711/
Poelett711/
Poeliet711/
Pollipp711/
Puoliot711/
Pullite711/
Pallait711/
Poillio711/
Paulitt710/
Pulliot710/
Palitte710/
Palli6789,249/
Palit6729,973/
Polai679,643/
Polei678,312/
Pelit677,793/
Polly677,777/
Polis676,706/
Pouli676,691/
Polle675,882/
Polla675,574/
Polii675,362/
Politova674,988/
Polet673,311/
Polio672,463/
Pulit67871/
Poulette67742/
Polih67553/
Polia67523/
Polie67450/
Potli67406/
Polip67321/
Pholi67231/
Pallette67204/
Pohli67185/
Poliy67138/
Pollé67131/
Poloi67126/
Poliz67102/
Polyi6769/
Posselli6766/
Polyt6745/
Polgi6739/
Poili6732/
Puoli6723/
Pottelli6723/
Pólit6723/
Polui6722/
Potellet6719/
Polid6715/
Poullais6714/
Pollisch678/
Posli676/
Poggilli675/
Pottilli675/
Phoullia675/
Phallith674/
Polij674/
Pollohyi674/
Ppoli673/
Pollè673/
Polít673/
Paullett672/
Pullette672/
Polhi672/
Politowa672/
Pollahyi672/
Poilette671/
Poosilli671/
Puolette671/
Poucelli671/
Pouhliot671/
Poyli671/
Pfoli671/
Palletts671/
Hppolite671/
Paulitte671/
Pòlit671/
Pálli671/
Phollaid671/
Poliç671/
Pauliott670/
Pauliett670/

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