Popple Surname

189,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Popple Surname Definition:

(Teutonic-Latin) Dweller by a Popple- or Poplar-Tree [Middle English popyl (-tre), Old English popel-, popul- = Scandinavian poppel; Latin popul-us, the poplar]

Popple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9871:56,4526,829
United States5851:619,58850,111
Australia4371:61,7757,463
Canada651:566,85547,218
Wales371:83,6366,963
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4331:56,2946,679
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

The alternate forms: Pöpple (1) are calculated separately.

Popple (14) may also be a first name.

Popple Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic-Latin) Dweller by a Popple- or Poplar-Tree [Middle English popyl (-tre), Old English popel-, popul- = Scandinavian poppel; Latin popul-us, the poplar]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Poppel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Popple Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popple occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pöpple. For other possible spellings of Popple click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popple? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,282nd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,265,030 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Popple reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. Popple is also the 3,024,661st most common given name worldwide, held by 14 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 56,452. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 14 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Durham, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Popple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Popple has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Popple surname rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 463 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popple Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Popple last name are 0.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Popple earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.56% less than the national average, earning R 98,484 per year; in United States they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $48,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöpple941/
Poppler92581/
Poppele92110/
Popplet925/
Popples922/
Poepple922/
Pople914,426/
Popplett861/
Pepple839,718/
Papple83271/
Popley83125/
Popele83100/
Popleu8387/
Popler8372/
Poplet8341/
Poplee8321/
Pophle8319/
Phople8317/
Popleh8313/
Poppla837/
Poples833/
Poeple832/
Pouple832/
Poople831/
Poplei831/
Puople831/
Popile831/
Poplea831/
Poppeller8050/
Poplett77312/
Pohplet77310/
Pappler77179/
Popille77168/
Pouplet7783/
Pöppler7783/
Peppley7777/
Poplees7719/
Phophle772/
Popeele772/
Peppple772/
Pophlet771/
Phoplet771/
Popelle771/
Ppepple771/
Pebpple771/
Päppler771/
Poplejt771/
Popppla771/
Popli734,895/
Paple73257/
Peple73143/
Poply73124/
Popla7370/
Poupelle7133/
Pouphile7121/
Popeller715/
Poppella713/
Poppilli711/
Poppisil711/
Popelles711/
Popetlep711/
Papile67471/
Papler67397/
Poplai67101/
Peeple6787/
Papley6778/
Popeil6774/
Papele6768/
Peuple6762/
Pappla6756/
Poplis6754/
Pouply6750/
Paples6732/
Phopli6729/
Pepley6727/
Poplay6722/
Pöpleu678/
Phaple677/
Poopla677/
Papyle676/
Phopphloi675/
Pappli674/
Pophli674/
Pospli674/
Peplle673/
Poplia672/
Paplei672/
Paplez671/
Potpli671/
Pophel671/
Poplhi671/
Poplyo671/
Patple671/
Poupli671/
Pepply671/
Papleu671/
Peplie671/
Phopetlep671/
Poploy671/
Peppli671/
Peplei670/
Pheple670/
Poplly670/

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