Last name: POE
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POE : This last name is indexed 61,208 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
POE : 1: English (northern): nickname from Middle English pa(we) po(we) ‘peacock’ (Old English pāwa and Old Norse pá). Alternatively from the Middle English personal name Pawe (Old English Pāwa) Latinized as Pavo and derived from the nickname. This surname is also established in Ireland.2: Burmese (Karen): variant of Po 11.3: Chinese: variant of Po.
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