Pollen Family History

Pollen Surname Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named from Old Norse pollr ‘small bay pond’. English (southeastern): variant of Powling or Pullen 1 and Powling is either a habitational name from Poling in Sussex or a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English polling a derivative of Middle English polle ‘head hair of the head’ or pollen ‘to cut (hair) shave (someone's head)’ + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

It may have been given to someone with a distinctive head of hair or who had a shaven head. Dutch and German: patronymic from Pol.

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

Similar surnames: Wollen, Polen, Hollen, Holien, Pollet, Kolden, Pullen, Collen, Pillen, Poll

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942	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
6K	Census and Voter Lists
4K	Member Trees

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Where is the Pollen family from?

You can see how Pollen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pollen family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pollen families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 57 Pollen families living in London. This was about 37% of all the recorded Pollen's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Pollen families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Pollen surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Pollen ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Cabinet maker and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Pollen. 100% of Pollen men worked as a Cabinet maker and 69% of Pollen women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Cabinet maker

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Private means

22%

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

What Pollen family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 6K census records available for the last name Pollen. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pollen census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Pollen. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 942 military records available for the last name Pollen. For the veterans among your Pollen ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pollen lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Pollen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Pollen in 1959 was 29, and 87 in 2004.

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Pollen Surname Meaning

It may have been given to someone with a distinctive head of hair or who had a shaven head. Dutch and German: patronymic from Pol.

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

Where is the Pollen family from?

What did your Pollen ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Cabinet maker

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Private means

22%

Unpaid domestic

Domestic servant

What Pollen family records will you find?

What is the average Pollen lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Pollen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Pollen in 1959 was 29, and 87 in 2004.

Pollen Family History

Pollen Surname Meaning

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Pollen Surname Meaning

22,000 record(s) for Pollen

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Where is the Pollen family from?

What did your Pollen ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Pollen family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Pollen lifespan?

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