Poe is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Poe
No. of characters: 3
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Poe

How popular is Poe?

Poe is common in United States.

Poe is ranked 6890 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Poe bearers increased by 3.052701 per cent in 2010 US census to 23563 since 2000, the surname slipped by 89 spots and ranked at 1522. The last name was found in around 80 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.15 82.14
Black 12.52 12.4
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.32 1.17
Others 2.15 1.64
Hispanic or Latino 2.05 1.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.82 0.85
Poe is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Myanmar which signifies that it is originated from Myanmar. Around 78653 people have been found who wears Poe as their family name. Poe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,582 Japan6
7,113 Costa Rica5
3,904 Ivory Coast4
1,295 Papua New Guinea4
6,270 Hong Kong3
78,945 Argentina3
35,184 Poland3
54,641 Sweden2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
50,640 Switzerland2
20,837 Venezuela2
34,681 Norway2
19,046 Ireland2
10,284 Kuwait2
2,617 Cambodia2
65,594 Belgium2
5,139 Bolivia2
8,500 Dominican Republic1
12,741 Ecuador1
20,172 Hungary1
9,116 Nicaragua1
49,101 Denmark1
53,033 Nigeria1
107,212 South Africa1
2,374 Bermuda1
37,493 Austria1
408 Åland1
25,721 Egypt1
2,232 French Polynesia1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
24,176 Qatar1
4,942 Libya1
591 Samoa1
28,365 Kenya1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
29,595 Iran1
3,586 Honduras1
2,578 Guam1
42,479 Greece1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
368,094 India25
20,041 New Zealand24
18,457 Scotland20
2,558 China17
78,557 Netherlands13
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
36,026 Canada91
67,110 Italy90
1,045 Thailand84
12,039 Colombia70
38,122 Australia56
Countries with hundreds of Poe:
9,569 Mexico497
23,918 Germany437
5,324 Malaysia405
1,121 Taiwan290
44,607 Indonesia213
28,040 England167
12,156 Romania167
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
31,070 Turkey140
69,781 Brazil127
2,817 Singapore124
Countries with thousands of Poe:
5,351 Philippines2,578
Countries with ten thousands of Poe:
132 Myanmar46,287
1,498 United States26,349
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Carpenter Isaac Poe from Ireland aboard the Dromahair from Sligo during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on November 1, 1848. Michael Poe, aged 18, are other Poe that migrated to US.

Poe Namesakes

  • Amy Poehler, Actress
  • Amos Poe, Director
  • Unorthodox Australian Poet, Poet
  • Adelina Poerio, Film actress
  • Adri van der Poel, Cyclist
  • Mathieu van der Poel, Cyclist
  • Adri van der Poel, Cyclist
  • Fernando Poe, Jr., Actor
  • Lovi Poe, Actress
  • Jacqueline Poelman, Olympic athlete
  • Tevy Poe, from 0 horror, thriller movie The Djinn, who played the Michelle Jacobs.
  • In 2013, Chelsea Poe played the role of N in romance flick Trans Grrrls: Revoution Porn Style Now.
  • Eric E. Poe portrayed the central character of Art and Classroom Student and The Stranger in 2018 drama and horror flick Arte Factum: Legends.
  • Patrick Poe, from 2016 action and adventure flick Mr. Lee, who played Ryan Foster.
  • Maddie Poe played the central role of Jennifer in 0 drama, romance movie Shadows in the Moonlight.
  • In 2013, Alexia Poe portrayed the role of Dr. Sophie Miller in drama and romance flick The Quantum Suicide of Sophie Miller.

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