Popplewell

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English *popel →
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Meanings

proper nounPopplewell (plural Popplewells)

plural Popplewells · alternative Popwell

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old English*popel“pebble”
  2. EnglishPopplewell

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

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APA

Popplewell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Popplewell

MLA

“Popplewell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Popplewell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Popplewell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Popplewell.

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