Popkins Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Popkins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from nick. Hob, and diminutive Hobkin, sharpened to Hopkin, whence Welsh Ap-Hopkin = Popkin or Popkins, corrupted into the curious looking Popkiss of the London Directory; compare Perkins and Perkiss, or Hotchkins and Hotchkiss.

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Popkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Popkins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from nick. Hob, and diminutive Hobkin, sharpened to Hopkin, whence Welsh Ap-Hopkin = Popkin or Popkins, corrupted into the curious looking Popkiss of the London Directory; compare Perkins and Perkiss, or Hotchkins and Hotchkiss. Thus English Hopkinson, Welsh Popkins.

Hopkyn ap Popkyn, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

John ap Hopkin, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

Thomas Hopkis, 1602: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary.

1759. Married — Thomas Popkins and Hannah Forrister: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — John Popkin and Mary Long: ibid.

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

Popkin’s (Son): v. Popkin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Popkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popkins (Russian: Попкинс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popkins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Popkins reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States Popkins is most common in: California, where 25 percent reside, West Virginia, where 17 percent reside and Virginia, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Popkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Popkins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Popkins surname increased 237 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Popkins surname are 42.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 89.74% registered to vote for the political party.

Popkins earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popkkins931/
Poppkins930/
Pipkins862,570/
Pupkins8653/
Pepkins862/
Papkins860/
Pippkins803/
Pipikins801/
Piepkins801/
Pupkinas801/
Pepekins800/
Pipkines800/
Pye-Hopkins781/
Papikinos7589/
Pipkens7172/
Bobkins7145/
Bobikins672/

Popkins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popkins in the Russian language
Попкинсpopkins-

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