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Post

in Illinois

There are 644 people with the last name "Post" in Illinois.

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Post 1,676
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  1. is 1,672nd most common Merrill
  2. is 1,673rd most common Sargent
  3. is 1,674th most common Aranda
  4. is 1,675th most common Hobson
  5. is 1,676th most common Post
  6. is 1,677th most common Shin
  7. is 1,678th most common Cartwright
  8. is 1,679th most common Connell
  9. is 1,680th most common Easley

Similar Names and Nicknames

Poston, Postell, Postma, Postel, Poster, Posten, Postlewait, Postlethwait, Postle, Postema

Most Common First Names for Post

Mary, Richard, Jennifer, David, James, John, Robert, William, Brian, Donald

Meaning & History

North German, Danish, and Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived near a post or pole (Middle Low German, Middle Dutch post, from Latin postis), presumably one of some significance, e.g. serving as a landmark or boundary, or a habitational name from any of several places in northern Germany called Post, probably from this word.

North German: occupational name for a mounted messenger or courier Middle Low German post.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a mailman, from German Post ‘mail’.

Probably an altered spelling of German Pfost.

Recent Searches for "Post" in Illinois

Since June 2009
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Mary Post, IL (9 searches)
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