Pool Surname

9,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Pool Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pool' (v. Pole), from residence thereby. This common name has English as well as at least one Welsh origin. A Welsh family took this name who lived next to the Pool at Powys Castle.

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Pool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico26,1321:4,750612
United States19,5801:18,5122,328
Netherlands2,9201:5,783620
South Africa1,9371:27,9703,591
England1,7821:31,2674,175
Australia7651:35,2884,657
Canada5911:62,3447,286
Dominican Republic4931:21,1621,385
Seychelles4811:19221
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
New Zealand2941:15,4022,688
Estonia2721:4,860483
Russia2561:562,98150,475
Brazil2521:849,50130,645
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
Scotland2171:24,6722,711
Venezuela2061:146,6224,570
Chile1831:96,2653,649
Germany1791:449,75139,926
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Suriname961:5,7561,347
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Spain941:497,36225,035
India921:8,337,667172,929
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Wales541:57,3065,200
Peru441:722,36616,614
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Finland351:157,04914,263
Panama351:111,7794,120
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Malta301:14,342837
France281:2,372,240182,981
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Honduras241:367,3522,948
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Bolivia141:758,3174,521
China141:97,665,8265,141
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Norway71:734,61250,907
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7881:8,7431,320
Scotland2041:18,3491,903
Wales1271:12,350753
Jersey171:3,052493
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0131:4,180517

Pool (3,252) may also be a first name.

Pool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pool' (v. Pole), from residence thereby. This common name has English as well as at least one Welsh origin. A Welsh family took this name who lived next to the Pool at Powys Castle.

Walter atte Pulle, Close Rolls, 39 Henry III.

Walter de la Pulle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Boniface atte Poule, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Stephen atte Poule, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Philip atte Poule, Somerset, 1 Edward III:.

Johanna de Pulle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1595. Baptised — John, s. William Poole: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Perhaps local, from residence by a pool. William del Pol of Donde granted a charter, 1321 (Pitfirrane, 5). William, Adam, and Mathew Pule appear in 1624 (Inquis., 1114, 1115), and John Puill was merchant burgess of Dumfries, 1638 (Dumfries). Reservation of the liferent of Blackhills was made to Margaret Puill, 1668 (Home, 194). Robert Poill in Inverness to muster the militia, 1684 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 322). William Pool appears in Trailtrow, 1746 (Dumfries). The English name Pool, Poole, was written Pull, Poole, and De la Poole in the fourteenth century.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller by a Pool or Lake[Middle English pool(e, pol(e, Old English pól] Cp. Pole.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near the deep place in a river or stream; one who came from Pool (pool), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See under Pole. The oldest family of this name, Poole of Poole, co. Chester, were lords of that estate from an early period. The name was variously written, in the XIV. century, Pull, Poole, and De la Poole.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A small collection of water in a hollow place, supplied by a spring; a small lake. "John at the Pool,"became "John Pool."A town in Dorsetshire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Poole was the name of a prominent Gloucester citizen in the 15th century (R.).

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

Pool Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pool (Hindi: फूल, Marathi: पोळ, Russian: Пооль) is most common in Mexico. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pool? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,642nd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 124,412 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Pool reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Pool is also the 125,664th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 3,252 people.

Pool is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 26,132 people, or 1 in 4,750. In Mexico Pool is most numerous in: Yucatán, where 67 percent live, Quintana Roo, where 24 percent live and Campeche, where 6 percent live. Outside of Mexico this last name exists in 123 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Pool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pool has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pool surname grew 163 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pool Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pool surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Pool last name are 14.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pool earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 350.38% more than the national average, earning 1,558,680 kr per year; in Peru they earn 151.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,697 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.83% more than the national average, earning R 318,036 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% less than the national average, earning $47,311 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poole89120,940/
Phool893,650/
Pooll8918/
Poolt8917/
Ppool891/
Poold890/
Poolp890/
Pfool890/
Vpool890/
Pol8647,849/
Phoole8060/
P'Pool8051/
D'pool806/
Pootel802/
Phhool802/
Poolle801/
Ppoole800/
Pooyle800/
Pohl7584,918/
Pole7537,956/
Poul7519,726/
Puol7515,596/
Poll7510,172/
Poel753,332/
Polt751,821/
Pold75687/
Polh75403/
Poil75313/
Phol75241/
Posl75175/
Pfol759/
Potl756/
Ppol755/
Polp753/
Poyl753/
Pojl752/
Polì752/
Vpol752/
Hpol751/
Bpol751/
P'Poole732/
Phoosil732/
Pootell731/
Pootill730/
Polle675,882/
Potel674,174/
Pfohl672,868/
Poell671,002/
Phole67537/
Poile67491/
Posel67358/
Poisl67220/
Poule67218/
Poull67203/
Poyle67151/
Phoel67131/
Polhe6791/
Poslt6784/
Posle6756/
Potil6741/
Posil6730/
Poëll6727/
Pholh6725/
Pohll6723/
Pouhl6715/
Pogli6712/
Poulø679/
Phoul678/
Pocel678/
Pohul677/
Polhs677/
Pfhol676/
Poulh676/
Pholl676/
Pocil675/
Phohl673/
Pould673/
Pholt672/
Polph672/
Poulp672/
Poysl672/
Poitl672/
Polll672/
Polhl672/
Poeyl671/
Potll671/
Puole671/
Pfoul671/
Hpole671/
Poldt671/
Pohlt671/
Poltd671/
Pollh671/
Ppoil671/
Ppole671/
Phosl671/
Pholp671/
Polht671/
Pohjl671/
Pfoll670/
Poill670/
Pfold670/
Puoll670/
Poottell670/

Pool Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pool in the Hindi language
फूलphula89.47
पोलpola10.53
Pool in the Marathi language
पोळpola66.67
पोऴpola16.67
पोलpola16.67
Pool in the Russian language
Поольpool-

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