Popplestone Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Popplestone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popplestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:409,69228,019
Canada691:533,99444,923
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Australia301:899,85754,700
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:130,35012,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Popplestone Last Name Facts

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

Popplestone is found most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popplestone? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popplestone is the 837,371st most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name Popplestone occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Popplestone live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

Popplestone is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 409,692. In England Popplestone is most numerous in: Oxfordshire, where 15 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Popplestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Popplestone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popplestone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Popplestone surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Popplestone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.29% more than the national average, earning R 518,748 per year; in United States they earn 36.07% more than the national average, earning $58,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $46,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppleston9532/
Poplestone952/
Pepplestone910/
Poppleton901,874/
Popelstone860/
Popleton841/
Poppletom801/
Pappleton800/
Poppliton800/
Popliton740/
Papleton740/
Poppelstam675/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popplestone
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