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

Family Name / Last Name: Poulson
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Poulson

How popular is Poulson?

Poulson is common in England.

Poulson is ranked 61521 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Poulson bearers increased by 5.139186 per cent in 2010 US census to 3437 since 2000, the surname slipped by 295 spots and ranked at 9466. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.28 87.21
Black 9.81 9.88
Hispanic or Latino 1.92 0.98
Others 1.8 1.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.84 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35 0.34
Poulson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Angola is ahead in terms of density. Around 7477 people have been found who wears Poulson as their family name. Poulson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,209 Nicaragua10
9,568 Thailand8
103,755 Czech Republic5
4,164 Vietnam2
65,594 Belgium2
18,625 Japan2
9,185 Hong Kong2
219,873 France2
1,834 Malta2
40,256 Mexico2
6,149 Ethiopia1
12,741 Ecuador1
4,249 Cambodia1
47,891 Norway1
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
118,015 Netherlands1
9,591 Panama1
66,560 Philippines1
21,562 Portugal1
36,678 Singapore1
77,122 Sweden1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
14,373 Jordan1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
18,457 Scotland20
83,233 Spain16
587,188 India11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,953 New Zealand90
Countries with hundreds of Poulson:
11,280 Australia247
59,024 Germany168
23,681 Canada147
Countries with thousands of Poulson:
8,678 United States4,306
1,517 Angola1,200
6,031 England1,172
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Painter John Poulson from Great Britain aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 36 years old when he arrived in USA on February 21, 1849. Eliza Poulson, aged 36, Mary-Ann Poulson, aged 14, Potter Theophilus Poulson, are other Poulson that migrated to US.

Poulson Namesakes

  • Jaime Poulson, Soccer player
  • Brittani Poulson, Brandon Poulson's sister
  • Scott Poulson-Bryant, Journalist
  • Norris Poulson, Assemblyman
  • Norris Poulson, Assemblyman
  • Scott Poulson-Bryant, Journalist
  • Scott Poulson-Bryant, Journalist
  • Clair M. Poulson, Author
  • Norris Poulson, Assemblyman

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