The surname Pollard
An English nickname surname, carried by 35,749 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈpɑ.lɚd/ 2 syllables Soundex P463
Origin
English origin
From Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward.
Pollard is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 35,749 people named Pollard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,636 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,079.
Who is named Pollard
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
63% of people named Pollard identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 63%
- Black (not Hispanic) 31%
- Two or more races 2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Famous Pollards
14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Michael J. PollardAmerican actor (1939–2019)
- Snub PollardAustralian actor (1889-1962)
- Harry A. PollardAmerican actor, film director, screenwriter (1879–1934)
- Jim PollardAmerican basketball player and coach (1922–1993)
- Scot PollardAmerican basketball player and reality television contestant, born 1975
- John Garland PollardAmerican politician (1871-1937)
- Robert PollardAmerican singer and songwriter, born 1957
- Tiffany PollardAmerican television personality, born 1982
- Myles PollardAustralian actor, born 1972
- Fritz PollardAmerican hurdler, 1915–2003
- Daphne PollardAustralian actress, 1891–1978
- Alfred William PollardBritish author and bibliographer (1859–1944)
Notable Pollards come mostly from the United States (10), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Pollard come from?
- From Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward.
- How common is the surname Pollard?
- 35,749 people in the United States had the surname Pollard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,636 Americans. It ranked 974th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Pollard?
- In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Pollard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Pollard?
- Michael J. Pollard, American actor (1939–2019), followed by Snub Pollard.
- Where is the surname Pollard most common?
- Wikidata records people named Pollard in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- How do you pronounce Pollard?
- Pollard is /ˈpɑ.lɚd/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Pollard?
- Pollard is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
- Is the surname Pollard getting more or less common?
- More common. 34,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,749 in 2010, up 4.9%.