Popham Surname

106,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Popham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Popham,' a parish in Hampshire, seven miles from Basingstoke.

1620. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Popham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1621. Alex. Popham, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Popham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9211:124,08713,197
England7751:71,8948,230
New Zealand1891:23,9594,190
Wales1411:21,9472,330
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Australia931:290,27625,669
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6401:38,0874,903
Wales371:42,3902,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:155,95914,357

Popham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Popham,' a parish in Hampshire, seven miles from Basingstoke.

1620. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Popham: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1621. Alex. Popham, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1763. Married — William Leyborn or Leyborn and Ann Popham: St. George, Hanover Square i. III.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Popham = (prob.) Poppa’s Home [Old English hám. home, estate: Poppe was an Old Frisian pers. name]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"The first nobilitating of the Pophams, as it is saide, was by Matilda Emperes, doughter to Henry the firste, and by Henry II., her sunne." Leland's Itinerary. The name is local, from Popham in Hampshire, where, as Mr. Shirley affirms, an ancestor, Gilbert de Popham, lived in the reign of King John; and there the elder line continued till 17 Henry VI. The Somersetshire Pophams branched out of the Hampshire family, so early as temp. Edward I. The Wiltshire branch is much lower on the tree, having sprung from the parent stock temp. Elizabeth. Noble and Gentle Men of England, p. 206.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Pophams of Popham in this county were an ancient knightly family, going back to the time of Edward I. (Collinson's "Somerset"). They are now scantily represented.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Popham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Popham Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Popham is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Popham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,591st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,662,305 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Popham are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Popham is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,921 people, or 1 in 124,087. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Georgia, where 14 percent are found and Nevada, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States Popham exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Popham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Popham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Popham last name grew 907 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 381 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Popham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Popham last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Popham surname are 23.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Popham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning R 258,228 per year; in United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.38% more than the national average, earning $59,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pophaim9235/
Phopham927/
Poppham925/
Popam91180/
Pophan8325/
Papham836/
Pophom834/
Poppam833/
Popame831/
Popaum831/
Pofham830/
Phophan77193/
Popphan7735/
Phophom7725/
Powphan7720/
Poophan7715/
Poyphom7711/
Phapham774/
Pophang773/
Papaham772/
Popatim771/
Pouphan771/
Padpham771/
Pophane771/
Puophan771/
Pophain770/
Pophand770/
Pophann770/
Popan732,379/
Papam7348/
Popom7347/
Pepam734/
Photphan712,801/
Phopphan7153/
Phophang7123/
Phoophan7110/
Phopahan719/
Phophome718/
Phaphame715/
Phodphan713/
Phophand711/
Phophane711/
Pootphan711/
Poubphan711/
Phophoom711/
Phouphan711/
Phowphan711/
Phoiphan711/
Pooshfam711/
Popang67493/
Popane67350/
Paphan67247/
Phopan6766/
Popean6757/
Poopan6747/
Pophachen6745/
Papame6726/
Potpan6723/
Poppan6717/
Poupan6714/
Papamm6712/
Pappam6711/
Podpan678/
Photphang676/
Papaim676/
Paspam676/
Popoom673/
Popanc673/
Popome673/
Phopahang672/
Popain672/
Poupom672/
Phoophang672/
Pobpan672/
Papaam671/
Paapam671/
Paupam671/
Popoum671/
Poypom671/
Phootphan671/
Phochphan671/
Pophon671/
Pohpan671/
Padpam671/

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