Pohl Family History
Pohl Name Meaning
German: topographic name from Middle Low German pōl ‘(muddy) pool wetland’ (Low German Pohl) or a habitational name from any of several places called Pohl Pohle or Pohla. German (Pöhl): see Poehl . German: variant of Paul . East German Dutch and Jewish (Ashkenazic): ethnic name for a Polish speaker or someone with some other connection with Poland from German Pole Dutch Pool ‘Pole’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022