Find out how popular the last name Ppool is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ppool.

Ppool, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ppool surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ppool in America

Ppool is the 124548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ppool surname appeared 138 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ppool.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ppool to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ppool

The surname PPOOL is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the late 15th century. It is thought to be derived from the Dutch word "pol", which referred to a low-lying, marshy area or pond. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have lived near or worked in such an environment.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Dutch village of Petten, where a man named Hein van der Ppool was mentioned in a church registry in 1492. This spelling variation, with "van der" indicating "from the", further supports the connection to a geographic location.

In the 16th century, the name began to appear in various records across the Netherlands and neighboring regions. A notable example is the philosopher and educator Rudolph Ppool, who lived from 1539 to 1617 and taught at the University of Leiden.

As the Dutch explored and settled in other parts of the world, the name traveled with them. In the 17th century, a man named Pieter Ppool was one of the early Dutch settlers in what is now New York, then known as New Netherland.

Another significant figure bearing the name was the Dutch painter Jacob Ppool, who lived from 1642 to 1704 and was known for his landscapes and still-life works. His paintings can be found in various museums across Europe.

In the 18th century, the name crossed the Atlantic once again, with a family of PPOOL settlers arriving in Pennsylvania in the 1740s. One of their descendants, John PPOOL, served as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War.

While the name has undergone some spelling variations over the centuries, such as Poole, Pool, and Pooler, the original Dutch form of PPOOL has endured and can still be found in various parts of the world today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ppool

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ppool.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ppool was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ppool has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ppool was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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