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Post

in Iowa

There are 487 people with the last name "Post" in Iowa.

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  1. is 533rd most common Schrader
  2. is 534th most common Shields
  3. is 535th most common Quinn
  4. is 536th most common Timmerman
  5. is 537th most common Post
  6. is 538th most common Banks
  7. is 539th most common Driscoll
  8. is 540th most common Mccarty
  9. is 541st most common Bergman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Post

David, Robert, John, Scott, Mary, Michael, Jennifer, Larry, Randy, Dennis

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 Iowa

Since June 2009
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David Post, IA (8 searches)
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