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Early Origins of the Polanco family

The surname Polanco was first found in Silesia, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. Chronicles first mention Mertin Polan of Liegnitz in 1429, and Johann am Pohle in 1546. Often the name meant "from or living near Poland," but "Am Pohle" meant living on or near swampland.

Early History of the Polanco family

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Polanco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pohl, Pohle, Polan, Pohlan, Pohland, Pohlmann, Poehl and many more.

Early Notables of the Polanco family

Notables of the period with the surname Polanco were David Pohle (1624-1695), a German composer of the Baroque era; Carl Ferdinand Pohl (1819-1887), who was a prominent...
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Polanco Ranking

In the United States, the name Polanco is the 2,817th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. [1]


United States Polanco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Polanco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Miguel De Polanco, who landed in America in 1809 [2]
  • Apolinar Polanco, aged 22, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1854 [2]
  • Vicente Polanco, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1855 [2]
  • Higinio Polanco, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1882 [2]
  • Gregorio De Polanco, who landed in Peru in 1892 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Polanco (post 1700) +

  • Danielle Polanco (b. 1985), American dancer and choreographer
  • Nicholas "Nicky" Polanco (b. 1980), American lacrosse player, Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year Award (2004)
  • Richard G. Polanco, American politician, former California State Senate Majority leader and member of the California State Assembly
  • Plácido Enrique Polanco (b. 1975), Dominican-American Major League Baseball player
  • Richard G. Polanco, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 [3]
  • Juan Carlos Polanco, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008 [3]
  • Gloria Polanco, Colombian former First Lady of the Huila Department, wife of Governor Jaime Lozada Perdomo
  • Pedro Aldo Polanco Contreras, Chilean politician who is currently one of the Councillors of Pichilemu
  • Jesús Polanco Gutiérrez (1929-2007), Spanish businessman, ranked at number 210 in Forbes World's Richest People list in 2005


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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