Polter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Polter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Polter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 38
Agricultural Labourer 9
Cotton Weaver 6
General Labourer 4
Labourer 3
Butcher 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Cooper 2
Living On Own Means 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Dress Maker 2
Nurse 2
General Servant 2
Domestic Servant 2
Cotton Mill Hand 2
Ironmongers Apprentice 1
Railway Porter 1
Reatired Farmer 1
Beer Bottler 1
Book Edge Gilder Booker 1
Bran Finisher 1
Dom 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Retired Farmer 1

Polter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Poulter 86% 14,822
2 Plater 67% 4,643
3 Polter 100% 1,048
4 Paulter 71% 304
5 Palter 83% 219
6 Pelter 83% 218
7 Pilter 83% 123

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The surname Polter is the 3rd most popular variant of Poulter.

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