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Popple Surname Meaning

English (mainly East Midlands): habitational name from a lost minor placename Pophall in Linchmere, Sussex, or from Pophills in Salford Priors, Warwickshire. Americanized form of German Pöppel (see Poppel).

English (mainly East Midlands): nickname from Middle English popel, Anglo-Norman French popel, popul ‘spoonbill’ (Platalea leucorodia). See Popper.

Alternatively, from either an unrecorded Middle English popel ‘little person’, synonymous with Middle English popet and popelot; or an unrecorded Middle English personal name Popel(e), Old English Popela, a pet form of Old English Poppa.

English (mainly East Midlands): topographic name for someone who lived by a poplar tree, Middle English popel, popul.

English (mainly East Midlands): variant of Popplewell.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Popple families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Popple family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Popple families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 110 Popple families living in Yorkshire. This was about 20% of all the recorded Popple's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Popple families in 1891.
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What did your Popple ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Railway Clerk and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Popple. 13% of Popple men worked as a Railway Clerk and 81% of Popple women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Popple were Builders Labourer and Incapacitated.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Railway Clerk
    13%
  • Farmer Mixed
    10%
  • Retired
    7%
  • Builders Labourer
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    81%
  • Household Duties
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 925 immigration records available for the last name Popple. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Popple. For the veterans among your Popple ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Popple lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Popple life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Popple in 1945 was 48, and 66 in 2004.

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