Pool Name Meaning: Thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon word 'pol'meaning someone who lived near a small pond or pool.
A name given to someone who lived by or near a small lake or pond. May have also been taken from a place named 'Pool' or 'Poole'. Also a varient of the name Paul meaning 'little'.
Discover how your Pool ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 17 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire | 19 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 88 |
| Cornwall | 90 |
| Cumberland | 46 |
| Derbyshire | 44 |
| Devon | 29 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 33 |
| Essex | 89 |
| Gloucestershire | 141 |
| Hampshire | 63 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 58 |
| Lancashire | 247 |
| Leicestershire | 78 |
| Lincolnshire | 69 |
| London | 323 |
| Middlesex | 53 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 54 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 21 |
| Suffolk | 15 |
| Somerset | 86 |
| Surrey | 44 |
| Sussex | 39 |
| Staffordshire | 172 |
| Warwickshire | 80 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 87 |
| Yorkshire | 527 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 32 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 48 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 419 |
| Coal Miner | 45 |
| General Labourer | 44 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 38 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Labourer | 31 |
| Domestic Servant | 31 |
| Living On Own Means | 30 |
| Farmer | 21 |
| Farm Labourer | 19 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 17 |
| Farm Servant | 16 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| General Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Gardener | 9 |
| Clerk | 8 |
| Joiner | 8 |
| Carpenter | 8 |
| Charwoman | 8 |
| Baker | 7 |
| Butcher | 7 |
| Servant | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Pool | 2,015 |
| Mary Pool | 1,903 |
| John Pool | 1,719 |
| Elizabeth Pool | 1,268 |
| Sarah Pool | 1,188 |
| Thomas Pool | 1,042 |
| George Pool | 893 |
| Ann Pool | 881 |
| James Pool | 818 |
| Joseph Pool | 615 |
| Jane Pool | 602 |
| Charles Pool | 549 |
| Henry Pool | 521 |
| Eliza Pool | 474 |
| Robert Pool | 387 |
| Richard Pool | 358 |
| Emma Pool | 333 |
| Hannah Pool | 333 |
| Ellen Pool | 276 |
| Samuel Pool | 263 |
| Margaret Pool | 260 |
| Alice Pool | 258 |
| Edward Pool | 255 |
| Martha Pool | 255 |
| Annie Pool | 251 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poole | 80% | 103,313 |
| 2 | Paul | 50% | 40,297 |
| 3 | Peel | 50% | 35,871 |
| 4 | Pool | 100% | 26,366 |
| 5 | Pile | 25% | 10,366 |
| 6 | Pole | 50% | 8,473 |
| 7 | Paull | 40% | 7,908 |
| 8 | Peal | 50% | 3,701 |
| 9 | Peile | 40% | 993 |
| 10 | Peele | 40% | 786 |
| 11 | Poile | 60% | 736 |
| 12 | Pale | 25% | 660 |
| 13 | Peale | 40% | 525 |
| 14 | Poul | 75% | 464 |
| 15 | Peil | 50% | 461 |
| 16 | Paule | 40% | 227 |
| 17 | Poel | 75% | 195 |
| 18 | Pul | 50% | 180 |
| 19 | Poale | 60% | 151 |
| 20 | Pooll | 80% | 143 |
| 21 | Pauli | 40% | 130 |
| 22 | Pule | 25% | 109 |
| 23 | Pail | 50% | 108 |
| 24 | Poule | 60% | 107 |
| 25 | Poil | 75% | 102 |
The surname Pool is the 4th most popular variant of Poole.