Popkiss Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Popkiss 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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Popkiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Popkiss 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

For Popkins. William Popekin, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The arms of Popkin are preserved by Robson.

The Norman People (1874)

Popkiss Last Name Facts

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

Popkiss (Marathi: पोपकीस) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popkiss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Popkiss is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Popkiss live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 43 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 18 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 14 percent are found. Barring England Popkiss occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Popkiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Popkiss has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Popkiss surname expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popkiss Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Popkiss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.05% more than the national average, earning R 432,624 per year and in United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popkis921/
Popkess8674/
Popkies860/
Popki832/
Popkes77345/
Popkie77105/
Popkiy771/
Poppki771/
Popkoi771/
Popkeys712/
Popke67606/
Popka67563/
Popky6755/
Papki673/
Popkoich671/

Popkiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popkiss in the Marathi language
पोपकीसpopakisa-

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