Poppleton Surname

218,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Poppleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Poppleton,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Popilton, sulor, 12 Edward I: Freemen of York (Surt. Soc).

Johannes de Popilton, 12 Edward I: ibid.

Johanna de Popelton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Poppleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8141:445,28138,226
England7111:78,3668,789
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Scotland271:198,29010,618
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Wales191:162,87011,152
France41:16,605,680368,153
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5091:47,8895,906
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Poppleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Poppleton,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Popilton, sulor, 12 Edward I: Freemen of York (Surt. Soc).

Johannes de Popilton, 12 Edward I: ibid.

Johanna de Popelton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Poppleton (Yorks), 14th cent. Popelton, 13th cent. Popilton, 10th cent. Popeltún = the Poplar Enclosure or Farm [v. under Pop(p)le, and + Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish and a chapelry in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Poppleton Last Name Facts

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

Poppleton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poppleton? popularity and diffusion

Poppleton is the 218,550th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,888,765 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Poppleton live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 445,281. In The United States Poppleton is most frequent in: Utah, where 20 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Idaho, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States Poppleton occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Poppleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poppleton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poppleton last name expanded 662 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poppleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poppleton last name are 28.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Poppleton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.9% less than the national average, earning R 178,476 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $52,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppleston9532/
Popleton941/
Popplestone90329/
Poppelton894/
Popplaton891/
Poppletom891/
Pappleton890/
Poppliton890/
Poplestone842/
Popliton820/
Popelton820/
Papleton820/
Papelton710/

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