Poulter Surname

58,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Fiji

Poulter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the poulter,' a poulterer. Old French polete, a young hen, a pullet.

'Pulter, gallmarius,' - Promptorium Parvulorum.

'I have no peny, Poletes to bugge (buy).' - Piers Plowman.

'Drovers, cokes, and pulters.

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Poulter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,4851:12,4231,832
United States1,9201:188,78118,730
Australia9711:27,8023,781
Canada3301:111,65311,929
South Africa2681:202,15621,624
New Zealand1971:22,9864,040
Fiji1891:4,732899
Wales811:38,2043,749
Scotland621:86,3526,198
France261:2,554,720189,486
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominica11:75,891912
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1491:11,3431,739
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

Poulter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the poulter,' a poulterer. Old French polete, a young hen, a pullet.

'Pulter, gallmarius,' - Promptorium Parvulorum.

'I have no peny, Poletes to bugge (buy).' - Piers Plowman.

'Drovers, cokes, and pulters.' Cocke Lorelle's Bote.

Osbert le Puleter, Close Roll, 52 Henry III.

Osbert le Puleter, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam le Poleter, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Willelmus de Menthorp, putter, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Elyas Pulter, husband, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Pulter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1621. William Poulter and Alice Belley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1781. Married — Robert Poulter and Mary Axtell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Poulterer [Middle English pol(e)ter, pul(e)ter; from Middle English pul(e)te, French poulet, a chicken, diminutive of poule, a hen; Latin pulla, fem. of pullus, a young animal] Adam le Poleter. Parliamentary Writs Osbert le Puleter.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A dealer in poults or poultry. The last syllable of poultere; is a modern vulgarism. The Poulters' Company was incorporated by Henry VIII.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

PULTER: A dealer in fowls (poulets); what is now corruptly called a 'poulterer.' Le Poleter. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert le Pautre (Paltre), Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard le Poleter, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Polte; from the French, Poultier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Poulter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poulter (Arabic: بولتر, Russian: Поултер) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poulter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,411th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 841,810 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Poulter live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 4,485 people, or 1 in 12,423. In England Poulter is primarily found in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, Hampshire, where 8 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Poulter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poulter has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Poulter last name grew 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 865 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 623 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 689 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 19 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Poulter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Poulter last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poulter surname are 15.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Poulter earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.18% more than the national average, earning R 342,636 per year; in United States they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $48,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $57,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poultier93511/
Polter921,132/
Pulter92372/
Paulter86124/
Poltier8696/
Pultier8694/
Pollter8628/
Poltere8610/
Poelter866/
Puolter864/
Poolter862/
Pul'ter861/
Poultre861/
Poultet861/
Polterz860/
Polte831,319/
Pulte83522/
Peultier80432/
Polthier8017/
Paulteer802/
Polltere801/
Poultets800/
Palter77374/
Poltee77173/
Pultee7754/
Pultea7747/
Poltie7717/
Pultie779/
Poltep778/
Poltre777/
Poltes776/
Poulta774/
Poltey773/
Paulte772/
Poltea771/
Pultir771/
Pulthe771/
Poulty771/
Pultey770/
Pulterová7517/
Polterová757/
Pujalte711,887/
Paultre71377/
Paultes7118/
Polthep7110/
Pulthee719/
Pholtee716/
Paltere714/
Pholtep713/
Polteha712/
Paultte712/
Puialte712/
Palther711/
Polthee711/
Puyalte711/
Poiltre711/
Peilter711/
Paslter710/
Paltier710/
Phalter710/
Palte671,504/
Polti67971/
Polta67577/
Pulta67405/
Pulti67349/
Polty67162/
Pullteap6731/
Poolthep6722/
Pholthep6710/
Poultait6710/
Pulty674/
Pholthee671/
Poilette671/
Palltter671/
Polté671/
Poolthet671/
Pailtier670/
Pfhalter670/

Poulter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poulter in the Russian language
Поултерpoulter-
Poulter in the Arabic language
بولترbwltr-

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