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Polin is one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest of 1066 brought to England. It comes from the Norman-Christian given name Paulinus, which belonged to an early settler Anglo-Norman settler.
The surname Polin was first found in Staffordshire from very ancient times, and Lincolnshire where they were Lords of the Manor of Odcombe. The origin of the name has long since faded into the mists of time but most scholars give the name as a Norman Christian name belonging to a settler, Paulinus, who landed in England soon after the Norman Conquest.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Polin research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the year 1636 is included under the topic Early Polin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Polin family name include Paulin, Paulyn, Pollen, Pollyn, Pollin, Polyn and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Polin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In France, the name Polin is the 6,320th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Polin family to immigrate North America: