The Poling surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,779 people carried this name — #4,558 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,587 in 2000.

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In print

Poling in American newspapers,
1913–1914.

Newspaper page from The American Issue carrying the name Poling
The American Issue 1913-06-06
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Poling
Evening Times-republican 1914-05-29
Newspaper page from St. Johns Herald And Apache News carrying the name Poling
St. Johns Herald And Apache News 1914-07-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Poling in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

601 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Poling. The most, 156, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 5.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 384
Victoria 66
New South Wales 65
Queensland 59
Northern Territory 7
Tasmania 7
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Poling.

Who carried it

People named Poling,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clark V. Poling
    Clark V. Poling 1910–1943 · protestant military chaplain
  • Harold Arthur Poling
    Harold Arthur Poling 1925–2012 · engineer
  • Paul Newton Poling 1902–1995

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Poling,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States390 records

390 records of the Poling name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 266
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 73
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 26
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Forest J. Poling

    Born 1932; from Orleans County, Louisiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in North Korea. Buried at Grafton National Cemetery, West Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ersel Poling

    Born 1913 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1945 at Huntington; farmer from Barbour County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Cross Roads Cemetery, Philippi, West Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gerh Poling

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1852 aboard the Uhland from Bremen, aged 24; joiner. From Sontenhorst, Germany; bound for Cincinnati.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 390 records for Poling in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany12 records

12 records of the Poling name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred Poling

    From Waldenburg, Glauchau. Reported wounded in the Saxon casualty list of 15 July 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 242).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Pöling

    From Leschede, Kreis Lingen. Reported wounded in one of the first Prussian casualty lists of 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 172).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gerhard Pöling

    From Beschede. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 1 June 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Poling in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Poling name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joann Jacob Poling

    Died 1887 in Giethoorn, aged 89; labourer.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jannes Poling

    In the population register of Assen; born 1882.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gerrit Hendrik Poling

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1829 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Poling in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Poling name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Cecil Dennis Poling

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record R. V. Poling

    British Columbia Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Ray Vernon Poling

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Poling name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record R. J. Poling

    Sailed from Victoria in 1858 aboard the Wonga Wonga II, bound for Sydney, aged 43.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Poling name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thos Poling

    Buried in 1804 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 30.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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