Pollard is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pollard
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

This name, which occurs in the Hundred Rolls as Polard, as well as in its present orthography, is probably local. Historian Tonkin says, that the barton of Trelleigh in Redruth, county of Cornwall, was "the seat of that most ancient family of Pollard, from whence all the others of that name were descended." The name is very widely spread, not alone in the West, but also in the East and North of England. In the county of Durham the owners of it acquired the family characteristic of the POLITIC POLLARDS.

Dweller at, or near, the head or end of the pool; descendant of little Paul meaning "small"; one who had his hair cropped short.

How popular is Pollard?

Pollard is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Wales, Scotland, Belize, Barbados, France, Northern Ireland.

Pollard is ranked 6817 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Pollard bearers increased by 4.9 per cent in 2010 US census to 35749 since 2000, the surname slipped by 37 spots and ranked at 974. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 62.77 65.1
Black 31.39 30.34
Others 2.4 2.08
Hispanic or Latino 2.33 1.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.49
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.55 0.46
Pollard is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 83036 people have been found who wears Pollard as their family name. Pollard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Pollard:
949 United States45,144
426 England17,332
Countries with thousands of Pollard:
430 Australia8,718
1,051 Canada5,180
662 New Zealand1,064
Countries with hundreds of Pollard:
944 Ireland767
10,155 South Africa659
420 Trinidad and Tobago556
264 Guyana504
693 Wales502
1,768 Scotland392
285 Belize290
258 Barbados264
40,616 France252
1,865 Northern Ireland143
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
126,162 Thailand91
28,733 Netherlands80
1,936 Suriname70
24,162 Belgium64
366 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines62
86,120 Germany58
34,484 Spain54
30,150 Japan53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,174 Jamaica49
4,783 Singapore47
62,207 Argentina43
135,784 Philippines37
25,178 Israel30
174,290 Brazil28
43,741 Zimbabwe28
525 Antigua and Barbuda26
10,875 Qatar25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
17,445 Chile22
25,571 Norway22
4,231 Cyprus21
875 Isle of Man21
5,804 Panama19
4,752 China16
105,022 Italy15
38,365 Switzerland15
527,769 India14
820 Bermuda12
61,223 Sweden12
1,328 Saint Lucia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,685 Hong Kong10
2,003 Jersey10
23,279 Liberia9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
39,626 Denmark8
68 Falkland Islands8
3,219 Puerto Rico8
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
34,489 Peru7
462,339 Russia7
1,253 Cayman Islands6
170,578 Malaysia6
139 Montserrat6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 22 years old workman Jno. Pollard who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on November 8, 1848 by Sea put out from Liverpool. Farmer Catherine Pollard, 8 years old William Pollard, 6 years old Margt. Pollard, Patrick Pollard, Mary Pollard, Charles Pollard, aged 11, Ellen Pollard, aged 24, 18 years old Mary Pollard, James Pollard (35) Immigrant, 45 years old Elizabeth Pollard, Elizb.Ann Pollard (22) Immigrant, E.J. Pollard (19) Immigrant, and 47 other Pollard around 42.86% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and merchant migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and Penzance.

From Germany

Smith B. Pollard from Germany aboard the Europe from Bremen. He is registered to be 36 years old when he arrived in USA on May 27, 1850. T. Pollard (28) Farmer, 30 years old U Pollard, Ann. Pollard (33), 24 years old G.O. Pollard, Mary Pollard (22) Spinster, Max Pollard, aged 33, are other Pollard that migrated to US from Bremen, Havre, Liverpool & Queenstown, Hamburg, Cuxhaven and Cherbourg & Southampton.

Pollard Namesakes

  • Carl Pollard, Professor of Linguistics at the Ohio State University
  • Albert Pollard, British historian
  • Mother Pollard, American church elder
  • Justin Pollard, British historian, television producer
  • Percival Pollard, American literary critic
  • Alfred W. Pollard, English bibliographer
  • Ingrid Pollard, British artist and photographer
  • Stu Pollard, American film producer, writer and director
  • William Pollard, English Quaker writer and recorded minister
  • Henry Moses Pollard, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • James Pollard, British painter noted for his mail coach
  • Andrew Pollard, is Head of Research Impact at the Institute of Education
  • Tony Pollard, archaeologist specialising
  • Ernest C. Pollard, professor of physics and biophysics and an author,
  • Michael J. Pollard, American actor
  • Fritz Pollard, first African American head coach
  • Jonathan Pollard, former intelligence analyst for the United States government
  • Kerry Pollard, Labour politician in the United Kingdom
  • Russell Pollard, American rock musician,
  • Su Pollard, English comedy actress and singer
  • Keith Pollard, {{cite web
  • John Garland Pollard, Virginia lawyer and American Democratic politician
  • Robert Pollard, Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr
  • Red Pollard, Canadian horse racing jockey
  • Alfred Oliver Pollard, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Jim Pollard, American professional basketball player and coach
  • Sam Pollard, British Methodist missionary to China with the China Inland Mission
  • Snub Pollard, Australian-born vaudevillian,
  • Scot Pollard, American retired professional basketball player
  • Edward A. Pollard, Virginian journalist and author
  • Vic Pollard, former Test and ODI cricketer and footballer
  • Jack Pollard, Australian sports journalist
  • Stephen Pollard, British author and journalist
  • Daphne Pollard, Australian-born vaudeville performer and dancer
  • Asa Pollard, American soldier
  • Dick Pollard, English cricketer born in Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Marcus Pollard, former American football tight end and current Director of Player Development and Youth Football for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Ernest M. Pollard, American Republican Party politician
  • Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality and actress
  • Bernard Pollard, former American football safety
  • Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer
  • Art Pollard, Art Lee Pollard, Jr
  • Harry A. Pollard, American silent film actor and director
  • Suzie Pollard, Canadian actress
  • Bob Pollard, American football former defensive lineman
  • Frank Pollard, former professional American football player
  • Fred G. Pollard, lawyer and politician
  • Darryl Pollard, former professional American football player
  • Myles Pollard, Australian actor
  • Brandon Pollard, retired American soccer player
  • Brian Pollard, English former professional footballer

Pollard Namesakes

  • Carl Pollard, Professor of Linguistics at the Ohio State University
  • Albert Pollard, British historian
  • Mother Pollard, American church elder
  • Justin Pollard, British historian, television producer
  • Percival Pollard, American literary critic
  • Alfred W. Pollard, English bibliographer
  • Ingrid Pollard, British artist and photographer
  • Stu Pollard, American film producer, writer and director
  • William Pollard, English Quaker writer and recorded minister
  • Henry Moses Pollard, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • James Pollard, British painter noted for his mail coach
  • Andrew Pollard, is Head of Research Impact at the Institute of Education
  • Tony Pollard, archaeologist specialising
  • Ernest C. Pollard, professor of physics and biophysics and an author,
  • Michael J. Pollard, American actor
  • Fritz Pollard, first African American head coach
  • Jonathan Pollard, former intelligence analyst for the United States government
  • Kerry Pollard, Labour politician in the United Kingdom
  • Russell Pollard, American rock musician,
  • Su Pollard, English comedy actress and singer
  • Keith Pollard, {{cite web
  • John Garland Pollard, Virginia lawyer and American Democratic politician
  • Robert Pollard, Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr
  • Red Pollard, Canadian horse racing jockey
  • Alfred Oliver Pollard, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Jim Pollard, American professional basketball player and coach
  • Sam Pollard, British Methodist missionary to China with the China Inland Mission
  • Snub Pollard, Australian-born vaudevillian,
  • Scot Pollard, American retired professional basketball player
  • Edward A. Pollard, Virginian journalist and author
  • Vic Pollard, former Test and ODI cricketer and footballer
  • Jack Pollard, Australian sports journalist
  • Stephen Pollard, British author and journalist
  • Daphne Pollard, Australian-born vaudeville performer and dancer
  • Asa Pollard, American soldier
  • Dick Pollard, English cricketer born in Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Marcus Pollard, former American football tight end and current Director of Player Development and Youth Football for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Ernest M. Pollard, American Republican Party politician
  • Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality and actress
  • Bernard Pollard, former American football safety
  • Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer
  • Art Pollard, Art Lee Pollard, Jr
  • Harry A. Pollard, American silent film actor and director
  • Suzie Pollard, Canadian actress
  • Bob Pollard, American football former defensive lineman
  • Frank Pollard, former professional American football player
  • Fred G. Pollard, lawyer and politician
  • Darryl Pollard, former professional American football player
  • Myles Pollard, Australian actor
  • Brandon Pollard, retired American soccer player
  • Brian Pollard, English former professional footballer

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