Popplewell

English

Alternative forms

• Popwell

Etymology

Habitational surname from several places in Yorkshire, from Old English popel (“pebble”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

Proper noun

Popplewell (plural Popplewells)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Popplewell is the 23167^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1101 individuals. Popplewell is most common among White (91.92%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Popplewell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.