How common is the surname Pohl?

6,485 people in the United States had the surname Pohl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,609 Americans. It ranked 5,369th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pohl?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Pohl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pohl?

Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013), followed by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl.

Where is the surname Pohl most common?

Wikidata records people named Pohl in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Pohl getting more or less common?

More common. 6,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,485 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Pohl

A surname, carried by 6,485 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pohl is more common than 96.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,485 people named Pohl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,609 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,406.

#5,369

rank among US surnames

6,485

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,027)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,361	Donnell	6,494	47,543
#5,364	Denison	6,490	47,573
#5,367	Giraldo	6,489	47,580
#5,369	Brigham	6,485	47,609
#5,371	Stebbins	6,484	47,617
#5,373	Cushing	6,480	47,646

Who is named Pohl

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Pohl identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pohls

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederik Pohl
American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013)
Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl
Austrian botanist, entomologist, geologist and physician (1782-1834)
Walter Pohl
Austrian historian, born 1953
John Pohl
American ice hockey player, born 1979
Krissy Wendell-Pohl
American ice hockey player, born 1981

Notable Pohls come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pohl

Pohl has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

Questions

How common is the surname Pohl?: 6,485 people in the United States had the surname Pohl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,609 Americans. It ranked 5,369th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pohl?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Pohl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pohl?: Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013), followed by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl.
Where is the surname Pohl most common?: Wikidata records people named Pohl in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Pohl getting more or less common?: More common. 6,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,485 in 2010, up 1.2%.