Polmeer Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Polmeer Surname Definition:

(extinct). From pol-mear, the great pool or pit. There is Polmear Cove in Zennor.

Polmeer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Polmeer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(extinct). From pol-mear, the great pool or pit. There is Polmear Cove in Zennor.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Polmeer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polmeer is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Polmeer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polmeer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Polmeer live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Polmeer is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 32 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 32 percent reside and Surrey, where 18 percent reside. Aside from England Polmeer exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Polmeer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polmeer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Polmeer surname grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polmeer Last Name Statistics demography

Polmeer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.05% more than the national average, earning R 444,492 per year.

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