A French and English surname, Pople comes from the Old French terms ‘pople’ and ‘peuple’ which refer to a poplar tree. Spelling variations for Pople include Popple, Popelly, Popely, Popilly, Popley and Popeley. In England the early Pople families were from Yorkshire. Over the decades they have settled more to the southern regions in Somerset, Gloucestershire and the city of London. Within the United States the Pople families have primarily lived in New York, Illinois, Alabama, Texas, Michigan, West Virginia, Colorado and California. Famous: John Anthony Pople (British Noble Prize winner in theoretical chemistry) and Ross Pople (musical conductor born in New Zealand).