Polmounter Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Polmounter Surname Definition:

POLLAMOUNTER, var POLAMONTER, POLOMOUNTER, POLLOMOUNTER, POLAMOUNTAIN, POLLAMOUNTAIN, PILLAMONTAYNE: There are Polmanter Downs at St. Ives, and Pollamount in Pyder. According to D. Gilbert, the Polamonters are from Pollamonter in Newland.

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Polmounter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
England401:1,392,95161,553
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Polmounter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

POLLAMOUNTER, var POLAMONTER, POLOMOUNTER, POLLOMOUNTER, POLAMOUNTAIN, POLLAMOUNTAIN, PILLAMONTAYNE: There are Polmanter Downs at St. Ives, and Pollamount in Pyder. According to D. Gilbert, the Polamonters are from Pollamonter in Newland. Tonkin, under Newlin, says Pallamaunter or Polmaunter was formerly a gentleman's seat, and gave name to an ancient family since removed to Trevyzick, in St. Columb Minor. One of the oldest orthographies of this surname was Pillamontayne. The name may mean the head of the mountain, from pol, a head. Pil is a little hillock, a sea ditch, a trench filled at high water; and pill is a manor or lordship.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

POLOMONTER: This singular surname, sometimes written Pollomounter, is derived from the lands so called, in St. Newlyn, co. Cornwall, which were possessed by the family down to the XVII. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Polmounter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polmounter occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Polmounter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polmounter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Polmounter are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Polmounter is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent are found, California, where 29 percent are found and Michigan, where 29 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Polmounter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polmounter has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Polmounter last name expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polmounter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polmounter last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.26% being registered with the political party.

Polmounter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,753 USD per year.

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