The Pool surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,505 people carried this name — #2,669 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 13,194 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Pool surname

As an English and Welsh surname

An early record he cites: Walter de la Pulle, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Pool and Poole.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 614 · public domain.

As a surname in the United Kingdom

Harrison classes it as an English name: ‘Dweller by a Pool or Lake’.

From Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. II (London: The Morland Press, 1918), p. 86 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 91 people named Pool 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 Santa Fe.

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

Where they live today

Santa Fe 75
Córdoba 16

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

69 people named Pool live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.

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

Where they live today

Graubünden 34
Zurich 18
Aargau 5
Vaud 5
St. Gallen 4
Ticino 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.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Pool is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 21

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

201 families named Pool, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,193 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 54
North Carolina 41
Maryland 23
New York 20
Virginia 15
South Carolina 12
Connecticut 11
Pennsylvania 11
Maine 5
New Hampshire 5
Vermont 3
Rhode Island 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 257 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Pool in American newspapers,
1909–1922.

Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Pool
The Harlem News 1915-04-23
Newspaper page from The Donaldsonville Chief carrying the name Pool
The Donaldsonville Chief 1922-11-11
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Pool
The Hattiesburg News 1909-01-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,313 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pool in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

12,880 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pool. The most, 2,074, date from the 1920s. 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 South Australia, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,518
Victoria 3,307
South Australia 2,142
Queensland 1,964
Tasmania 958
Western Australia 925
ACT (Canberra) 43
Northern Territory 8

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

Who carried it

People named Pool,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Juriaen Pool
    Juriaen Pool 1660–1745 · painter
  • Moses Pool
    Moses Pool 1815–1905 · politician
  • Juriaen Pool 1660–1745 · painter
  • Jakob Pool 1700–1771
  • Lucius Pool 1754–1828 · entomologist
  • Mary Heward 1776–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pool,
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 States1,345 records

1,345 records of the Pool name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 551
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 245
  • Other U.S. records 549
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Howard M. Pool

    Born 1917 in Montana. Enlisted 1941 at Council Bluffs, Iowa; driver from Pottawattamie County, Iowa. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Crescent Cemetery, Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 Frank R. Pool

    Born 1921 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; farmer from Audrain County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at City of Centralia Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Hendrik Pool

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Veendam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 16; laborer. From Holland, the Netherlands; bound for Michigan.

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

Showing 3 of 1,345 records for Pool 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands12,213 records

12,213 records of the Pool name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6,861
  • Dutch population registers 4,843
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 509
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacob Pool

    Married in 1886 in Bergen; labourer. Died 1926 in Schoorl, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Froukje Pool

    Married in 1875 in Westerbork; maidservant. Died 1925 in Westerbork, aged 84.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Simon Pool

    Married in 1922 in Wormer; casual labourer. Died 1961 in Wormerveer.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Zaanstad (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12,213 records for Pool in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia325 records

325 records of the Pool name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 131
  • Tasmanian Names Index 91
  • Other Australian records 103
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lucy Clara Pool

    Born 1857 in Glamorgan, Tasmania. Married 1883 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 26.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Emma Pool

    Died 1908 in Tasmania, aged 50. Will registered in Tasmania in 1909.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Pool

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Countess of Harcourt, arriving 1824; ticket of leave 1832. Native of Bristol.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 325 records for Pool in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada70 records

70 records of the Pool name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 39
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 8
  • Other Canadian records 23
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Pool

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Sarmatian, bound for Aurora, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Henry Stephen Pool

    Buried in 1991 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 95.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Albert Pool

    Died 1956 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 70 records for Pool in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom18 records

18 records of the Pool name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 9
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • Other British records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Archibald Pool

    Buried in 1975 at St Thomas Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 67.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Clara Pool

    Buried in 1793 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 65.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lydia Pool

    Will proved in 1941; of Penrhyn Bay, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Pool 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. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand12 records

12 records of the Pool name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 8
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Pool

    Buried in 1926 at Akaroa Dissenters Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 62.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Ray Pool

    Died 1991; buried at Mercury Bay Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Archibald Richard Pool

    Died 1932, aged 50; buried at Yaldhurst Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Pool in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Germany8 records

8 records of the Pool 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 Walter Pool

    From Crefeld, Düsseldorf. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 6 February 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 16).

    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 Jakob Pool

    From Schlich, Düren. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 September 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 65).

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

Showing 2 of 8 records for Pool 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).

France3 records

3 records of the Pool 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 Christopher Pool

    Born 1965 in Great Britain; died 1997 in La Tronche (Isère).

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

    Born 1891 in La Flèche (Sarthe); died 1975 in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Pool 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).

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