Explore the Family Name Poplar

The meaning of Poplar

English: from Middle English popler(e) ‘poplar tree’. The name may be topographic, for one who lived near such a tree, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Poplar (Middlesex).

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How common is the last name Poplar in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Poplar experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 39,444th most common name in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 40,856th position, a decrease of 3.58 percent. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 525 to 534, indicating a growth of 1.71 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of 5.26 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,444	#40,856	-3.58%
Count	525	534	1.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poplar

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Poplar has seen some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander with this surname, going from 1.14 percent in 2000 to 2.43 percent in 2010. The largest group, identifying as Black, saw an increase from 51.05 percent to 59.36 percent. Those identifying as White decreased from 42.67 percent to 34.83 percent. The Hispanic population also declined from 2.48 percent to 1.69 percent. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not reported in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	51.05%	59.36%	16.28%
White	42.67%	34.83%	-18.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.14%	2.43%	113.16%
Hispanic	2.48%	1.69%	-31.85%
Two or More Races	2.67%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%