The pohl Surname
pohl Name Meaning and History
- topographic name from Middle Low German pol ‘(muddy) pool’ (Low German Pohl).
- (Pöhl): habitational name for someone from the island of Poel, near Wismar.
- Variant of Paul.
- Eastern German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): ethnic name for a Polish speaker or someone with some other connection with Poland, from German Pole, Dutch Pool ‘Pole’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Herman Pohl (1887-1963) born Hallettsville, Texas | P Skeeters | 2 |
| Doris Pohl b 1910-1920 Ny |
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| Frederick Pohl |
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| JACK POHL born 1923 IN ERIE PA | mike butler | 11 |
| OBITUARY - Harold A. Pohl - Wisconsin 2000 |
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| Maria Magdelena POHL |
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| Peggy Brown Becker Pohl, 66,daughter of, Walter and Margaret Stroschein Brown. |
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| POHL''S FROM MENDOTA, IL | Angela Pohl Davis | 19 |
| Ferdinand and Ida Pohl/Pahl-Detroit |
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