Poppett Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Poppett Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) an old term of endearment (normally applied to a girl) = Little One; Darling (the mod. puppet). [Anglo-French popet (M.French poupette, a baby; and cp. French poupée, a doll), from Latin pup-us, a little boy, pup-a, a little girl, doll; with diminutive suff.

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Poppett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Australia341:793,99150,673
England311:1,797,35772,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Poppett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) an old term of endearment (normally applied to a girl) = Little One; Darling (the mod. puppet). [Anglo-French popet (M.French poupette, a baby; and cp. French poupée, a doll), from Latin pup-us, a little boy, pup-a, a little girl, doll; with diminutive suff. -et] In France, Popet and Popot are about equifrequent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Poppett Last Name Facts

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

Poppett occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poppett? popularity and diffusion

Poppett is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Poppett reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Poppett is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Poppett is mostly found in: California, where 85 percent are found, Nevada, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found and England, where 30 percent are found.

Poppett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poppett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poppett surname grew 390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poppett Last Name Statistics demography

Poppett earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppette932/
Poppet9213/
Posppette881/
Poppitt86298/
Peppett8656/
Poppest863/
Popette861/
Poppe8322,420/
Popet83264/
Pappette8015/
Phopphet8015/
Poupette806/
Peppiett800/
Popper773,323/
Poupet77933/
Poppie77264/
Popete77258/
Poppes77186/
Popetz7750/
Pophet7744/
Phopet7741/
Poppei7729/
Poppey7727/
Popets7720/
Peppet7717/
Poopet7711/
Poppit774/
Pappet774/
Popeat773/
Popest773/
Pouppe773/
Popeet772/
Poipet772/
Poppeh771/
Poppeu771/
Poppee771/
Poypet771/
Popeth771/
Popped771/
Poppea770/
Pope73122,850/
Phophet71249/
Peppitt71122/
Papette7136/
Pouppez7115/
Popetch717/
Phopete715/
Poophet713/
Phoopet712/
Popperr711/
Pappitt711/
Hpopper711/
Poppeer711/
Phopeth711/
Phopget711/
Popheat711/
Papphet711/
Pepiett710/
Poppy672,510/
Poppi672,463/
Poppa671,425/
Papet671,099/
Pappe671,088/
Poper67611/
Popei67409/
Popes67387/
Photphet67324/
Popit67305/
Poupe67189/
Popea67187/
Pepet67114/
Popeh67103/
Popie6773/
Phope6760/
Popey6757/
Popez6757/
Popee6752/
Paupette6752/
Popeu6746/
Poppé6736/
Popeț6731/
Popeć6730/
Poppeová6726/
Phopetch6722/
Popeľ6717/
Poope6713/
Potpe6712/
Poppicht679/
Poopetch679/
Phouphet678/
Phoophet678/
Popej677/
Phoephet675/
Phophete674/
Poipe672/
Poppeova672/
Popge671/
Peppaitt671/
Pôppe671/
Poype671/
Pophe671/
Phopheat671/
Phoiphet671/
Pophetch671/

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