Explore the Family Name Pollen
The meaning of Pollen
1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse pollr ‘small bay, pond’. 2. English (southeastern): variant of Powling or Pullen 1 and 2. Powling is either a habitational name from Poling in Sussex, or a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English polling, a derivative of Middle English polle ‘head, hair of the head’ or pollen ‘to cut (hair), shave (someone’s head)’ + the noun-forming suffix -ing. It may have been given to someone with a distinctive head of hair or who had a shaven head. 3. Dutch and German: patronymic from Pol 2.
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How common is the last name Pollen in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pollen has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 54,522 to 63,068, indicating a decline of 15.67%. The number of individuals with the surname also fell from 354 to 317, marking a 10.45% decrease. Consequently, the proportion of people bearing the surname Pollen per 100,000 decreased by 15.38%, from 0.13 to 0.11.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #54,522 | #63,068 | -15.67% |
| Count | 354 | 317 | -10.45% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.13 | 0.11 | -15.38% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pollen
In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White with the surname Pollen declined from 88.14% to 84.23%, a change of -4.44%. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as Black increased from 10.45% to 12.62%, a rise of 20.77%. Additionally, in 2010, a small portion of the Pollen surname population (1.89%) identified as belonging to two or more races. There was no reported change for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities during this period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 88.14% | 84.23% | -4.44% |
| Black | 10.45% | 12.62% | 20.77% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.89% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |