How common is the surname Poll?

1,672 people in the United States had the surname Poll in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. It ranked 16,993rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Poll?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Poll identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Poll?

Max Poll, Belgian ichthyologist (1908–1991).

Where is the surname Poll most common?

Wikidata records people named Poll in Belgium.

Is the surname Poll getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,966 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,672 in 2010, down 15%.

Is Poll also a first name?

Yes. Poll is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Poll

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,672 people in the United States.

Pronounced /pɑl/ 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). Poll is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

From Polly, by rhyming with Molly, from Mary.

Poll is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,672 people named Poll in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. That is down 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,966.

#16,993

rank among US surnames

1,672

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-15%

change since 2000 (was #14,060)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,984	Arita	1,673	184,546
#16,993	Rodger	1,672	184,656

Who is named Poll

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

87% of people named Poll identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Polls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Max Poll
Belgian ichthyologist (1908–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Poll

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

Questions

Where does the surname Poll come from?: From Polly, by rhyming with Molly, from Mary.
How common is the surname Poll?: 1,672 people in the United States had the surname Poll in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,656 Americans. It ranked 16,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poll?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Poll identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Poll?: Max Poll, Belgian ichthyologist (1908–1991).
Where is the surname Poll most common?: Wikidata records people named Poll in Belgium.
How do you pronounce Poll?: Poll is /pɑl/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Poll?: Poll is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Poll getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,966 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,672 in 2010, down 15%.
Is Poll also a first name?: Yes. Poll is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.