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Poli Surname Meaning

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Polo. This surname is also found in Corsica and southern France. Italian: habitational name from Poli, a commune in Rome province.

Italian: in some instances from a short form of a personal name such as Policarpo. French: from Old French poli ‘agreeable, polite’ (literally ‘polished’, past participle of Old French polir) hence a nickname for a courteous or amiable person (perhaps also sometimes given ironically to a boor).

Hungarian (Póli): variant of Pólyi, a habitational name for someone from a place called Póly in Abaúj County.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Poli families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Poli family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Poli families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 6 Poli families living in Leicestershire. This was about 60% of all the recorded Poli's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire had the highest population of Poli families in 1891.

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Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Poli life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Poli in 1945 was 52, and 80 in 2004.

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