What is the surname origin of Poole?

Answer 1

The origin of the surname Poole is recorded in several variations including Poole and Pool. The English surname Poole was the family name of Lord Poole who resided in the village of Poole, near Chester, England. There was also a town called Poole in Dorset, and other places called Poole or Pool in the British Isles. The surname is a place name from the Olde English pre 7th century word "pol", describing someone who lived by a small lake or a tidal stream. Early examples named from these origins include Roger de Pole in the county of Wiltshire in 1191 and John Pool in the county of Essex in 1324. In England by the 12th century, Poole had become a popular surname.