How common is the surname Polly?

2,617 people in the United States had the surname Polly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,977 Americans. It ranked 11,946th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Polly?

Jean Armour Polly, American librarian.

Where is the surname Polly most common?

Wikidata records people named Polly in the United States.

Is the surname Polly getting more or less common?

More common. 2,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,617 in 2010, up 8.7%.

Is Polly also a first name?

Yes. Polly 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 Polly

A surname, carried by 2,617 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Polly is more common than 92.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,617 people named Polly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,977 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,407.

#11,946

rank among US surnames

2,617

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,910)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,938	Heiden	2,620	117,842
#11,940	Brickner	2,619	117,887
#11,942	Bitter	2,618	117,932
#11,946	Polly	2,617	117,977
#11,952	Botkin	2,616	118,022
#11,954	McMullan	2,615	118,067

Who is named Polly

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

87% of people named Polly identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pollys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jean Armour Polly
American librarian, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Polly

Polly 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 Polly?: 2,617 people in the United States had the surname Polly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,977 Americans. It ranked 11,946th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Polly?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Polly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Polly?: Jean Armour Polly, American librarian.
Where is the surname Polly most common?: Wikidata records people named Polly in the United States.
Is the surname Polly getting more or less common?: More common. 2,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,617 in 2010, up 8.7%.
Is Polly also a first name?: Yes. Polly 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.