How common is the surname Polo?

3,598 people in the United States had the surname Polo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,810 Americans. It ranked 9,084th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Polo?

Teri Polo, American actress, followed by Eddie Polo.

Where is the surname Polo most common?

Wikidata records people named Polo in the United States.

Is the surname Polo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,598 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Polo

An Italian surname, carried by 3,598 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Polo is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

From Italian Polo and Spanish Polo.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,598 people named Polo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,810 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,790.

#9,084

rank among US surnames

3,598

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+29%

change since 2000 (was #10,548)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,080	Bellows	3,601	85,739
#9,081	Lindahl	3,599	85,786
#9,084	Polo	3,598	85,810
#9,085	Varnado	3,597	85,834
#9,088	Whitesell	3,596	85,858
#9,090	Nice	3,595	85,882
#9,092	Dart	3,594	85,906

Who is named Polo

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

59% of people named Polo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 59%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Two or more races 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Polos

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Teri Polo
American actress, born 1969
Eddie Polo
Actor (1875–1961)
Malvina Polo
American actress (1903-2000)
Joe Polo
American curler, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Polo

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

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Polo come from?: From Italian Polo and Spanish Polo.
How common is the surname Polo?: 3,598 people in the United States had the surname Polo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,810 Americans. It ranked 9,084th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Polo?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Polo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Polo?: Teri Polo, American actress, followed by Eddie Polo.
Where is the surname Polo most common?: Wikidata records people named Polo in the United States.
Is the surname Polo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,598 in 2010, up 29%.