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Where Does The Last Name Poor Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Poor (Hindi: पूर, Russian: Поор) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Poor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poor? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 58,360^th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 840,935 people. The surname Poor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Poor are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 352,783^rd most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 566 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,462 people, or 1 in 81,232. In The United States Poor is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

Poor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Poor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poor surname increased 152 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 51 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Poor Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poor surname are 12.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poor earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning 335,479 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $47,360 CAD per year.