Pohl is used as a family name or surname in Germany, France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pohl
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, France
Meaning:

Lastname is a variant form of the Polan. Dweller at the homestead on which there was a pool, or through which a stream flowed; one who made and sold the long pointed shoes worn in the fourteenth century.

The man who lived at, or near, the pool.

Form of the Piehl. Dweller at, or near, a hill.

How popular is Pohl?

Pohl is common in Germany, United States, Austria, Poland, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Czechia, France, Argentina, Hungary, Australia, Sweden, England, Switzerland, Chile, Italy, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands.

Pohl is ranked 6654 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Pohl bearers increased by 1.23 per cent in 2010 US census to 6485 since 2000, the surname slipped by 342 spots and ranked at 5369. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.16 91.34
Hispanic or Latino 6.94 6.01
Others 1.37 1.23
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.93 0.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.37 0.36
Black 0.23 0.33
Pohl is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies its Germany provenence. Around 84906 people have been found who wears Pohl as their family name. Pohl is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Pohl:
91 Germany62,658
Countries with thousands of Pohl:
4,832 United States9,246
549 Austria1,747
3,709 Poland1,568
3,434 Canada1,445
5,863 Brazil1,399
5,015 South Africa1,391
1,379 Czechia1,030
Countries with hundreds of Pohl:
14,874 France656
6,382 Argentina570
3,044 Hungary357
9,152 Australia344
2,746 Sweden292
18,115 England264
4,743 Switzerland257
2,993 Chile239
38,673 Italy196
4,724 Denmark125
683 Luxembourg120
23,863 Netherlands104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
128,670 Thailand89
19,103 Belgium87
31,946 Spain62
15,440 Peru52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,260 New Zealand46
35,142 Romania45
1,905 El Salvador41
6,278 Singapore39
7,217 Estonia35
20,323 United Arab Emirates30
19,667 Croatia30
31,260 Slovakia29
23,411 Norway25
160,165 Philippines24
3,011 Honduras23
156,530 Ukraine23
10,755 Wales20
53,776 Zimbabwe20
9,887 Ireland17
22,419 Venezuela17
38,962 Mexico13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
8,067 Panama10
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
8,568 Paraguay9
121,952 Malaysia9
436,635 Russia8
25,488 Scotland7
1,433 South Korea6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 23 years old immigrant Anthy. Pohl who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on August 22, 1849 by Elsinor put out from Liverpool. Betty Pohl (25) Immigrant, are other Pohl that migrated to US.

From Germany

Johann Pohl was 30 years old when he migrated to USA on July 30, 1850. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took Virginia from Antwerp. Farmer Catharina Pohl, Heinrich Pohl, aged 41, Farmer Margaretha Pohl, Farmer J.D. Pohl, Joh. Pohl, aged 34, Adalbert Pohl, aged 31, 19 years old Heinriette Pohl, Johann Pohl, aged 24, and 717 other Pohl around 35.48% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and joiner, miller, musician, farmer and mechanic, servant, blacksmith, undefined code, smith, weaver, laborer, shoemaker, master, clerk, brewer, cloth manufacturer, locksmith, merchant, butcher, carpenter, daughter, stone cutter, mason, miner, painter, landlord, cook, waiter, tourist, baker migrated to US.

Pohl Namesakes

  • Richard Pohl, German music critic, writer, poet
  • Franz Pohl, schizophrenic outsider artist and one of the "schizophrenic masters" profiled by Hans Prinzhorn
  • Frederick J. Pohl, prolific playwright, literary critic
  • Ernest Pohl, a
  • Robert Pohl, German physicist at the University of Göttingen
  • Hans-Peter Pohl, former German nordic combined skier
  • Walter Pohl, Austrian historian
  • Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl, Austrian botanist, entomologist, geologist
  • Louis Pohl, American painter, illustrator, art teacher
  • Frederik Pohl, Frederik George Pohl Jr
  • Oswald Pohl, German SS functionary during the Nazi era
  • Peter Pohl, Swedish author and former director and screenwriter of short films
  • Hugo von Pohl, German admiral
  • Shannon Pohl, badminton player from the United States
  • John Pohl, American former professional ice hockey center
  • Dan Pohl, American professional golfer
  • Leonhard Pohl, German athlete

Pohl Namesakes

  • Richard Pohl, German music critic, writer, poet
  • Franz Pohl, schizophrenic outsider artist and one of the "schizophrenic masters" profiled by Hans Prinzhorn
  • Frederick J. Pohl, prolific playwright, literary critic
  • Ernest Pohl, a
  • Robert Pohl, German physicist at the University of Göttingen
  • Hans-Peter Pohl, former German nordic combined skier
  • Walter Pohl, Austrian historian
  • Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl, Austrian botanist, entomologist, geologist
  • Louis Pohl, American painter, illustrator, art teacher
  • Frederik Pohl, Frederik George Pohl Jr
  • Oswald Pohl, German SS functionary during the Nazi era
  • Peter Pohl, Swedish author and former director and screenwriter of short films
  • Hugo von Pohl, German admiral
  • Shannon Pohl, badminton player from the United States
  • John Pohl, American former professional ice hockey center
  • Dan Pohl, American professional golfer
  • Leonhard Pohl, German athlete

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