Polin surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Polin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 783 people carried this name — #29,986 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is down 12% from 891 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 475 people named Polin.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Aisne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Aisne 60
Calvados 53
Somme 49
Paris 46
Oise 30
Seine-et-Marne 28
Orne 19
Nord 19

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 53 people named Polin live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 30
City of Buenos Aires 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

20 people named Polin live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 9
Geneva 5
Graubünden 3
Vaud 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Polin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Milton Polin
    Milton Polin 1930–2018 · rabbi
  • Kate Polin
    Kate Polin 1967– · photographer
  • Antonio Polin 1825–1908 · Catholic priest
  • Peter Polin 1832–1870 · businessperson
  • Roscoe Polin 1909–
  • Raymond Polin 1910–2001 · university teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Polin.

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