Poplett Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Poplett Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Poplar - Head (land [v. under Pop(p)le, and + Old English heáfod, a head, high ground]

Poplett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:357,16725,626
United States851:4,264,223227,504
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Poplett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Poplar - Head (land [v. under Pop(p)le, and + Old English heáfod, a head, high ground]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Poplett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poplett occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poplett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Poplett reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Poplett is most numerous in England, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 357,167. In England Poplett is most common in: Surrey, where 39 percent are found, East Sussex, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Poplett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poplett has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poplett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poplett are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the political party.

The amount Poplett earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.81% more than the national average, earning R 329,856 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poplette939/
Popplett931/
Poplet9241/
Pohplet86310/
Pouplet8683/
Popplet865/
Poplete865/
Poplejt861/
Phoplet861/
Pophlet861/
Paplett860/
Pople834,426/
Popple772,232/
Popley77125/
Popleu7787/
Popler7772/
Poplee7721/
Pophle7719/
Phople7717/
Popleh7713/
Peplet774/
Poples773/
Pouple772/
Poplea771/
Puople771/
Poplei771/
Poople771/
Popl73113/
Poppler71581/
Popille71168/
Poplees7119/
Poepelt718/
Poplait716/
Papleut713/
Phophle712/
Popples712/
Popelle711/
Pohplit711/
Poplith710/
Popli674,895/
Popel672,737/
Popyl671,697/
Popil67690/
Paple67257/
Poply67124/
Popla6770/
Poppl6751/
Poupelle6733/
Popeller675/
Popeł674/
Popll671/
Popelles671/

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