Poorboy Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Poorboy Surname Definition:

An Anglicisation of the Cherokee, 'Oo-le-so-te.' This name will have either been given at birth, projecting characteristics onto the child; or assumed in later life, probably from circumstances surrounding the individual. As Cherokee became Anglicised the name was adopted as a surname.

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Poorboy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Poorboy (19) may also be a first name.

Poorboy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglicisation of the Cherokee, 'Oo-le-so-te.' This name will have either been given at birth, projecting characteristics onto the child; or assumed in later life, probably from circumstances surrounding the individual. As Cherokee became Anglicised the name was adopted as a surname.

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Poorboy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poorboy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poorboy? popularity and diffusion

Poorboy is the 1,882,912th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Poorboy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Poorboy live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Poorboy is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Poorboy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 24 percent are found, Texas, where 23 percent are found and California, where 18 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 16 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.

Poorboy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poorboy are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the party.

Poorboy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pourby7737/
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Poirbo771/
Poorbe771/
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Purboy771/
Poorbi771/
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Parboy770/
Phorby770/
Purboyo71897/
Pourbyi7110/
Porbeye711/
Porbaye711/
Parrboy711/
Poorvey711/
Poorbuj711/
Poorbai711/
Parbo671,176/
Purbo67630/
Parby6764/
Poerbojo6724/
Porba6717/
Porbe6710/
Purby674/
Pourbois672/
Pourboth671/
Porbi671/
Porwoyah671/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poorboy
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