Explore the Family Name Police

The meaning of Police

1. Americanized form of Italian Polizzi. 2. Italian (southern; Pòlice): nickname form dialect pólëcë ‘flea’. 3. In some cases perhaps also an Americanized form of Slovenian Polič, Croatian and Serbian Polić (see Polich).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Police in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Police has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 47,210 in popularity, falling to 53,538 by 2010, marking a decrease of 13.4%. The count of people with this surname also dropped from 423 to 386, a decline of 8.75%, during the same period. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Police per 100,000 decreased by 18.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,210	#53,538	-13.4%
Count	423	386	-8.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Police

Looking at the ethnic identity of those with the Police surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. For instance, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islanders almost doubled, increasing from 2.36% to 4.66%. Similarly, those identifying as two or more races appeared for the first time in 2010, accounting for 3.11% of people with this surname. The proportion of individuals identifying as White also saw a slight increase from 63.83% to 64.51%. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased from 27.42% to 21.76%, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category also saw a decrease from 4.02% to 2.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.83%	64.51%	1.07%
Black	27.42%	21.76%	-20.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.36%	4.66%	97.46%
Two or More Races	0%	3.11%	0%
Hispanic	0%	3.11%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.02%	2.85%	-29.1%