The Polley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,756 people carried this name — #7,042 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 4,886 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 71 people named Polley live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.

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

Where they live today

West Flanders 71

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 27 people named Polley.

Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Nord.

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

Where they were born

Nord 15
Pas-de-Calais 11
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1

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

In print

Polley in American newspapers,
1913–1922.

Newspaper page from The Citizen carrying the name Polley
The Citizen 1913-06-27
Newspaper page from Lander Evening Post carrying the name Polley
Lander Evening Post 1922-06-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,221 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Polley in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

3,097 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Polley. The most, 756, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 5.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,412
Tasmania 964
Queensland 393
Victoria 165
Western Australia 85
South Australia 32
Northern Territory 25
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Polley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob Polley d. 1809 · architect
  • Carolus Benedictus Polley 1830–1913 · tanner
  • Natalie Krzywynos 1857–1942
  • Samuel C. Polley 1864–1949 · lawyer
  • Jessie Maria Polley 1866–1919 · botanical collector
  • Nora Polley 1894–1988 · tennis player

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

In the public record

People named Polley,
in the records of 8 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 States367 records

367 records of the Polley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 162
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • Other U.S. records 144
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Alan Polley

    Born 1948; from Nelsonville, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Nelsonville, Ohio.

    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 Edwin A. Polley

    Born 1919 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1941 at Boston; shipping clerk from Middlesex County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at St Stephen's Cemetery, Framingham, Massachusetts.

    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 Sophie Polley

    Arrived at New York in 1862 aboard the Hermine from Bremen, aged 33; farmer. From Hesse Nassau, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 367 records for Polley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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).

Australia272 records

272 records of the Polley name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 155
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 42
  • Other Australian records 75
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Polley

    Died 1920 in St. Margaret's Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1920.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sarah Jane Polley

    Born 1876 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania. Married 1897 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Polley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Montmorency, aged 21; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 272 records for Polley in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany103 records

103 records of the Polley name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 102
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eduard Polley

    From Klein Lobenstein, Kreis Osterode. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 September 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 150).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Friedrich Johann Polley

    Emigrated to North America in 1882.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Polley

    From Ortshausen, Gandersheim. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 25 August 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 92).

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

Showing 3 of 103 records for Polley in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada55 records

55 records of the Polley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 36
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 10
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Frederick Polley

    Died 1962, aged 72; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Robert D. Polley

    Died 1945 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  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 Frederick Wells Polley

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 55 records for Polley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France16 records

16 records of the Polley name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Emerance Marie Polley

    Born 1891 in Lille (Nord); died 1972 in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Lucien Polley

    Born 1909 in Arette; died 1998 in Arette (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Nelly Marie Madeleine Polley

    Born 1912 in Bruay-la-Buissière (Pas-de-Calais); died 1990 in Sallanches (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Polley in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands13 records

13 records of the Polley name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Dina Polley

    In the population register of Kapelle; maidservant, born 1823 in Wemeld.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Aldegonda Polley

    In the population register of Ermelo.

    Open Archives, Streekarchivariaat Noordwest-Veluwe (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jacobus Polley

    In the population register of Kapelle; born 1837 in Kapelle.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Polley in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Polley name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Stirling Council burial records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Augusta Lane Polley

    Buried in 1810 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 19.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Polley

    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 page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hannah Polley

    Buried in 1805 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 31.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Polley in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. 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); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Polley name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hortentia Polley

    Died 1957 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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