Polly Family History
Polly Name Meaning
French and English (of Norman origin): from Old French poli ‘agreeable’, ‘polite’ (literally ‘polished’, past participle of Old French polir), hence a nickname for a courteous or amiable person (perhaps also sometimes given ironically to a boor).Altered form of German Polley, a habitational name from any of several places so named in Anhalt and Brandenburg.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Polly
Name Distribution of Polly Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Polly families
 34 - 65  12 - 33 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Polly families
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43 - 84 15 - 42 |
1 - 14 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Polly families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Polly census records
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Polly Family Origin
Polly Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Polly
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Polly Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Polly census records
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Polly Civil War Service Records
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