Popelka Family History
Popelka Name Meaning
Czech: nickname for someone thought of as ‘gray’, i.e. one who was
neglected or overlooked, from a pet form of the word popel
‘ashes’. Popelka is the Czech equivalent of Cinderella.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Popelka Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Popelka families
 10 - 18  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Popelka census records
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Popelka Family Origin
Popelka Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Popelka
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Popelka Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Popelka census records
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Military Service by Popelka
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