Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Dutch Pronounced Pron. van-der-pool [key] Other Forms Formsvan der pol, Vanderpoel Meaning & History Means, from the pool. It was a topographic name for someone who lived by a pool or pond, derived from the Dutch word POL. The name is also spelt POHL, POL, POLL, POLS, Van den POLL and POLMAN.