Poehlmann: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Spelled Poehlmann, the surname still points back to Pohlmann. Read literally, Poehlmann points to “Pole”.

• According to the 2010 US Census, the Poehlmann surname had 268 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.
• The same family of names includes Poehlman, Polmann and Pohlman.
• The extra “e” in Poehlmann is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Poehlmann, so the heraldry linked to Pohlmann is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Poehlmann surname pack.