English (southeastern): variant of Power . Compare Poer . Hungarian (Poór): status name from pór ‘peasant lower class’. Compare Por Iranian: variant of Pour .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Poor family from?
You can see how Poor families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Poor family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Poor families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 39 Poor families living in New Brunswick. This was about 80% of all the recorded Poor's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Poor families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Poor surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Poor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Poor in 1947 was 46, and 78 in 2004.