| ![Show Contents]() Pollan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Pollan was carried to England in the enormous movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Norman-Christian given name Paulinus, which belonged to an early settler Anglo-Norman settler. Early Origins of the Pollan familyThe surname Pollan 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. Early History of the Pollan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pollan research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the year 1636 is included under the topic Early Pollan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pollan Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Paulin, Paulyn, Pollen, Pollyn, Pollin, Polyn and many more. Early Notables of the Pollan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pollan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Pollan family to Ireland
Some of the Pollan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Pollan migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Pollan or a variant listed above were:
Pollan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Andres Pollan, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pollan (post 1700) | + |
- Carolyn Pollan (1937-2021), American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing Fort Smith for 12 terms from 1975 to 1999
- Michael Pollan (b. 1955), American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism
- Tracy Pollan (b. 1960), American actress, best known for her role as Ellen Reed on the sitcom Family Ties from 1985 to 1987
- 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)
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