The Polin Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

The Polin last name has Russian roots.

What does the surname Polin mean?

The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who engaged in transactions for profit, a merchant”. Between 1891 and 2000, 1,234 babies born in France were registered as Polin, with the most births in 1961–1970. The name became more frequent over the century. Spain's INE counts 137 residents with Polin as first surname and 87 with it as second.

Where is the Polin surname found?

Does every Polin family have a crest?

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Polin name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Get the complete Polin report, with a museum-style coat of arms.