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Popjay Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French, etc.) a nickname from the Parrot [Middle English popinjay, papejay, etc., Old French papegai, Span. papagayo, a parrot]
Popjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Popjay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French, etc.) a nickname from the Parrot [Middle English popinjay, papejay, etc., Old French papegai, Span. papagayo, a parrot]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popja | 91 | 96 | / |
| Popjoy | 83 | 100 | / |
| Popija | 83 | 9 | / |
| Popjas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Papjay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pobjay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Popijač | 77 | 218 | / |
| Popaiya | 77 | 19 | / |
| Popijać | 77 | 2 | / |
| Popcayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Popayya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Popia | 73 | 388 | / |
| Popea | 73 | 187 | / |
| Popsa | 73 | 106 | / |
| Popye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Popca | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pobjoy | 67 | 411 | / |
| Popsuy | 67 | 243 | / |
| Popsuj | 67 | 85 | / |
| Pospia | 67 | 60 | / |
| Popjes | 67 | 46 | / |
| Poppya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Poipia | 67 | 22 | / |
| Poupia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Popyer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Popeai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Popeea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Popiej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Popeau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Popias | 67 | 2 | / |
| Popiea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Popzai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Papija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papdja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papaijaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poppia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papeay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pepeay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohpia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poppye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popzad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poopea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popittaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popiåa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poppea | 67 | 0 | / |
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