Poslett Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Poslett Surname Definition:

A shortened form of Postlethwaite, q.v.

Poslett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Poslett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A shortened form of Postlethwaite, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Poslett Last Name Facts

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

Poslett is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poslett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Poslett occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Poslett reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Poslett is most common in: Devon, where 75 percent live, Somerset, where 8 percent live and City of Bristol, where 8 percent live. Barring England Poslett occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Poslett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poslett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Poslett last name expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polett92102/
Poslet9217/
Pollett861,441/
Polette861,021/
Poulett8620/
Peslett861/
Paslett860/
Posslet860/
Polet833,311/
Poslt8384/
Posle8356/
Poulette80742/
Pollette80100/
Poullett807/
Poilette801/
Paslette801/
Puolette801/
Polletts801/
Polliett800/
Pollet7711,665/
Poulet7711,192/
Posley77589/
Posled77487/
Polete77397/
Politt77265/
Polets77225/
Poclet77160/
Posler77112/
Poselt7793/
Palett7743/
Poleet7741/
Poliet7735/
Poilet7729/
Potlet7718/
Poolet7716/
Pohlet779/
Poisle779/
Polhet774/
Poslie773/
Poleth772/
Paslet772/
Posles772/
Poletì772/
Poslee771/
Poslit771/
Polest770/
Poullette7551/
Pole7337,956/
Posl73175/
Pollitt716,933/
Pallett713,396/
Politte712,120/
Poullet711,174/
Palette71648/
Paulett71536/
Pouclet71368/
Poillet71262/
Possley71210/
Possler7195/
Polleit7136/
Poleate7135/
Poisler7126/
Poulhet7126/
Poszler7124/
Pouliet7116/
Poeselt7116/
Pollete7115/
Pollets7113/
Pousley7112/
Pahlett719/
Poselle718/
Poulete715/
Pouleut714/
Pooleat714/
Poisley713/
Passlet713/
Polliet713/
Poosley712/
Polyott712/
Poulets712/
Pohselt712/
Pesleut712/
Polleth711/
Poschle711/
Poysler711/
Pôlette711/
Pholhet711/
Pousler710/
Potsley710/
Patlett710/
Poletch710/
Potsler710/
Poole67120,940/
Pohle679,865/
Polei678,312/
Polit676,068/
Polle675,882/
Poley674,233/
Poles673,956/
Paulette672,875/
Palet672,389/
Polge671,523/
Pasle671,082/
Polea67701/
Phole67537/
Poler67500/
Poile67491/
Polee67457/
Polie67450/
Posel67358/
Polez67280/
Potle67251/
Poisl67220/
Poule67218/
Pallette67204/
Polej67196/
Poyle67151/
Poseł67148/
Pojsl67122/
Polep67119/
Poletova67112/
Poleh6794/
Polhe6791/
Posltová6780/
Pollitte6774/
Poleč6768/
Posla6751/
Polyt6745/
Poleš6736/
Poled6735/
Posly6732/
Poletová6732/
Posil6730/
Pouliott6728/
Posselle6726/
Poleś6726/
Potellet6719/
Pôlet6716/
Posli676/
Polje675/
Poleć675/
Poulitte673/
Pohsl673/
Polít673/
Paullett672/
Poiselle672/
Poysl672/
Poschlep672/
Possl672/
Poselley671/
Pohielet671/
Puole671/
Palletts671/
Hpole671/
Posltova671/
Polée671/
Polllitt671/
Poulliet671/
Ppole671/
Phosl671/
Poullitt670/
Pottsley670/
Poilitte670/
Poushley670/

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