Popplewell Surname

139,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Popplewell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Popplewell,' literally 'the well by the poplar-tree.' Provincial English, 'popple, a poplar-tree' (Halliwell); compare Poppleton. The spot Popplewell must be sought for in the immediate neighbourhood of Heckmondwike, West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Popplewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4001:258,89924,470
England1,1771:47,3395,949
Australia1931:139,87415,066
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
Wales401:77,3636,557
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9361:26,0423,580
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Popplewell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Popplewell,' literally 'the well by the poplar-tree.' Provincial English, 'popple, a poplar-tree' (Halliwell); compare Poppleton. The spot Popplewell must be sought for in the immediate neighbourhood of Heckmondwike, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Thomas Popilwell, of Cleckheaton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Popiwell, of Heckmondwike, 1379: ibid.

Curious to note, there are two Popplewells in the Heckmondwike Directory of to-day.

1563. Buried — Betteris (Beatrice) Popplewell. servant to Robert Diconson: St. Antholin (London).

1771. Married — Richardson Warburton and Ann Popplewell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at a Poplar- Spring (spring by poplar(s) [v. under Pop(p)le, and + Old English w(i)ella, a spring]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Popplewell was the name of a distinguished family of Temple Belwood, Lincolnshire, last century, to which belonged the sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1739 (Stonehouse's "Axeholme").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Popplewell Last Name Facts

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

Popplewell is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popplewell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popplewell is the 139,272nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,270,264 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Popplewell reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,400 people, or 1 in 258,899. In The United States Popplewell is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 22 percent live, Indiana, where 16 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Popplewell is found in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Popplewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Popplewell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Popplewell surname expanded 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popplewell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Methodist (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Popplewell surname are 29.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Popplewell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.83% more than the national average, earning R 422,592 per year; in United States they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $41,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $50,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poplewell957/
Poppolewell952/
Popplewel951/
Poppelwell90198/
Papplewell901/
Pepplewell900/
Popelwell841/
Peppelwell800/
Papelwell740/
Poplela7118/
Popilel712/
Popliel711/
Popelelo674/
Papeelal671/
Poplelia671/

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