Pooley Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Pooley is how some branches of the Poole family came to write their name. Name scholars give the meaning as “Dweller by a pool”. Records show Pooley as one of the forms Poole took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Pool.

About 1,472 people in the United States were recorded as Pooley in 2010, placing it 18,676 on the national list. Names that sound alike, such as Pole, are easily confused in old records.

Arms linked to Poole and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Pooley family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.