Poehl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Poehl family

The surname Poehl 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 Poehl family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Poehl research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1624, 1695, 1706, 1722, 1815, 1819, 1826, 1846, 1887 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Poehl History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Poehl Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Poehl family

Notables of the period with the surname Poehl 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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Poehl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Poehl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J D Poehl, who arrived in New York in 1850 1

Citations +

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)