Poile (surname)
Poile is an English surname of several possible origins.[1]
Origins[edit]
There are numerous claims as to the origins of the Poile surname, known as location and occupational origins.
Apulia, Italy[edit]
Ethnic name from the Middle English Poille, Poyle, Apuelle, which are representations of Apulia, Italy, and denote someone from there; Pulleis denotes 'man of Apulia', or 'Pulley'. Thus Poile is considered in this instance a variant of Pulley.[1]
Poyle, England[edit]
A locational surname from a place called Poyle, Surrey, a small town near to Heathrow airport. The place name is derived from the Middle English 'pol', meaning pool, pond, deep place in a river.[2] For the place in England, see Poyle, England.
Occupational name[edit]
Poil is French for hair or bristle, which leads to the suggestion the surname is derived from a trade, perhaps the making of brushes.[3]
A large proportion of individuals with the Poile surname resided in Kent and Sussex at the time of the 1881 census,[4] and it has been suggested that the name originated from France.[5]
Primary locations[edit]
The Poile surname is primarily found in southern England.[4]
Frequency[edit]
Current frequency in Great Britain is estimated at 155 individuals (at date of source publication), whereas in 1881 there were 129 individuals.[1]
According to England and Wales census data, the number of individuals with the Poile surname were: 1841: 114[6] 1881: 150[7] 1921: 171[8]
Notable people[edit]
Notable people with the Poile surname include:
- Bud Poile (1924-2005), professional ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive
- David Poile (born 1949), the Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the NHL's Nashville Predators
- Don Poile (born 1932), retired professional ice hockey player who played 66 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings
- Craig Poile, is Canadian poet, who won the Archibald Lampman Award in 2010 for his collection True Concessions
Other uses[edit]
Given name[edit]
- Poile Sengupta, born in 1948 as Ambika Gopalakrishnan
Geography[edit]
- Poil, a commune Nièvre department in central France.
- La Poile Bay, natural bay in Newfoundland, Canada
- La Poile, Newfoundland and Labrador, settlement on La Poile Bay
- Burgeo-La Poile, provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Poile Zedek Synagogue, historic synagogue at 145 Neilson Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Hampton Poyle,
- Poyle Park, see: Tongham#Poyle_Park
- Poyle House, Seale, Surrey, named from the family of de la Poille, Puyle, Puilly, which held the manor from 1299.[1]
- Poyle, Stanwell, Middlesex, named from de l'Apulie.[1]
Variants[edit]
Variants include Poyle, Poyl and Poil, listed as variants of Pulley.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Hanks, Coates and McClure. Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp.2178. <a rel="nofollow"https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199677764.001.0001/acref-9780199677764> Accessed 25 April 2024
- ^ "Surname Database: Poile Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database.
- ^ "Definition of POIL". www.merriam-webster.com.
- ^ a b Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Website: <a rel="nofollow"https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/7572/> Accessed 25 April 2024
- ^ Davis, Winifred. O Rare Norgam: An East Sussex Village and its Story, Adams of Rye, 1965, pp.25.
- ^ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841.. Website: <a rel="nofollow"https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8978/> Accessed 25 April 2024
- ^ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Website: <a rel="nofollow"https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/7572/> Accessed 25 April 2024
- ^ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1921. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1921. Website: <a rel="nofollow"https://www.findmypast.co.uk/1921-census> Accessed 25 April 2024