Poe

See also: Appendix:Variations of "poe"

English

Edgar Allan Poe in a daguerreotype (photograph) taken by W. S. Hartshorn at Providence, Rhode Island, in November of 1848.

Alternative forms

• (surname): Pow

Etymology

A nickname from Old Norse pái (“peacock”). This surname is also well established in Ireland.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Poe (countable and uncountable, plural Poes)

1. A surname from Old Norse:
   1. Edgar Allan Poe, an American author and poet of the 19th century, known especially for his dark themes.
2. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Poean
• Poesque

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Poe is the 1522^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23563 individuals. Poe is most common among White (80.15%) and Black/African American (12.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Poe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• 'ope, EPO, EoP, PEO, ope, peo.