Poehler

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pöhler.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Poehler (plural Poehlers)

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2015 July 9, Hadley Freeman, “Paul Rudd on Ant-Man, being Hollywood’s go-to nice guy and growing up with English parents in Kansas”, in The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 March 2018:
      Then there are the characters Rudd describes as “the full-on buffoons”, such as reporter Brian Fantana in Anchorman, who gives names to his testicles and – still my favourite Rudd performance – Andy the obnoxious summer camp counsellor in cult 2001 comedy Wet Hot American Summer, which is being revived on Netflix this summer, in which Rudd will co-star alongside original cast members including Poehler and Bradley Cooper.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Poehler is the 30222nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 775 individuals. Poehler is most common among White (94.19%) individuals.