Show ContentsPople History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Pople family

The surname Pople was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Pople family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pople research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1285, 1394, 1415, 1420, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Pople History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pople Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Popeley, Popley, Poply, Popilly, Popely, Popelly and others.

Early Notables of the Pople family

More information is included under the topic Early Pople Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


Australia Pople migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pople Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mary Pople, aged 29, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Lord Raglan" 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Pople (post 1700) +

  • Ross Pople (b. 1945), New Zealand-born, British conductor
  • Sir John Anthony Pople KBE, FRS (1925-2004), British Nobel-Prize winning theoretical chemist

HMAS Sydney II
HMS Prince of Wales
  • Mr. F Pople, British Petty Officer, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 3


  1. South Australian Register Wednesday 25th October 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Lord Raglan 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/lordraglan1854.shtml
  2. HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
  3. HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html


Houseofnames.com on Facebook