The Pollin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 216 people carried this name — #86,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 6% from 230 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 169 people named Pollin.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Calvados.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Pollin 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Pollin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Pollin 1892– · archivist
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Burton R. Pollin 1916–2009 · non-fiction writer
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William Pollin 1922–2008 · psychiatrist
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Abe Pollin 1923–2009 · businessperson
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Irene Pollin 1924–2020 · philanthropist
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Jean-Paul Pollin 1944–
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pollin.
- Polla 107 · U.S. census
- Pollak 3,908 · U.S. census
- Pollard 35,749 · U.S. census
- Polle 132 · U.S. census
- Pollet 577 · U.S. census
- Polli 250 · U.S. census
- Pollina 710 · U.S. census
- Pollion 121 · U.S. census
- Polly 2,617 · U.S. census
- Polo 3,598 · U.S. census
- Poloni 164 · U.S. census
- Polsinelli 421 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Pollin is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.