Pol History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
France
Germany
England

Early Origins of the Pol family

The surname Pol was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie), where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.

One of the first records of the family was John de St. Paul (ca.1295-1362), Archbishop of Dublin, probably a native of Owston in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "He may have been a son of Thomas and brother of Robert de St. Paul, lord of Byram in the same Riding, on whose behalf he obtained from Edward II the remission of fines imposed on Robert for his adherence to Thomas of Lancaster. He was possibly connected with Mary de St. Paul or St. Pol, daughter of the Count de St. Pol, who married Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke, and frequently made John de St. Paul her attorney during her absence from England. The family probably came originally from Guienne, and it had many descendants settled in Yorkshire. " 1

Early History of the Pol family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pol research. Another 205 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1068, 1150, 1184, 1290, 1577, 1598 and 1667 are included under the topic Early Pol History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pol Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Saint-Pol, Saint-Paul, Saint-Pohl, Saint-Pole, Saint-Poul, Saint-Poule, Paul, Pol, Pohl and many more.

Early Notables of the Pol family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

Hector de Saint-Pol, Lord of Bonneval and of Nogaret

Pol Ranking

In France, the name Pol is the 1,858^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,304 people with that name. 2 However, in Netherlands, the name Pol is ranked the 245^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,451 people with that name. 3

Pol migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pol Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nobilo Pol, who settled in Galveston, TX in 1840
A. DeVan Pol, who settled in Baltimore in 1847
A DeVan Pol, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
Cornelia VanDer Pol, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
G VanDer Pol, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Pol (post 1700) +

Emiliano Pol Jr., American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1956, 1964 5
Miquel Marti i Pol (1929-2003), Spanish poet
Victor de Pol (1865-1925), Italian sculptor
Agusti Pol (b. 1977), Andorran football player
Wincenty Pol (1807-1872), Polish poet and geographer
Sean Pol McGreevy (b. 1980), Irish actor, singer, composer and musical director
Pol Pot (1925-1998), the leader of the Cambodian communist movement
Pol Boudry (1914-1976), Belgian artist
Pol Limburg, Flemish miniaturist

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html