Popham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 13
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 144
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 6
Gloucestershire 10
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 3
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 12
London 67
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 88
Surrey 1
Sussex 9
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 7
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 4

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 6
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 1
Pembrokeshire 6
Radnorshire 0

Popham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Popham family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 19
Independent 16
Agricultural Labourer 16
Labourer 8
Male Servant 7
Shoe Maker 5
Farmer 5
Baker 4
Mariner 3
Ag Labourer 3
Carpenter 3
Ship Wright 2
Mason 2
Cord Wainer 2
Draper Shop 2
Pauper 2
Blacksmith Journeyman 2
Comb Maker 2
Shipwright 2
Brick Layer 2
Ap 1
Cooper 1
Cooper J 1
Army 1
Clerk 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Popham

Name Census Frequency
William Popham 380
Mary Popham 307
John Popham 251
Elizabeth Popham 181
Henry Popham 166
George Popham 165
James Popham 126
Jane Popham 107
Sarah Popham 106
Thomas Popham 102
Emma Popham 82
Ellen Popham 81
Ann Popham 80
Charles Popham 79
Eliza Popham 77
Edward Popham 67
Frederick Popham 66
Robert Popham 58
Richard Popham 57
Annie Popham 55
Alice Popham 51
Albert Popham 49
Emily Popham 46
Joseph Popham 40
Frances Popham 38

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