Pope Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pope Name Meaning: Derives from a nickname that was usually given to a man of 'solemn'appearance & stern demeanor,'pompous'.

The word is of English origin from late Latin.The title was first used out of respect towards the 'male clergy',gradually being restricted to 'bishops',then only to the bishop of 'Rome'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pope Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pope family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,991
Agricultural Labourer 290
Dress Maker 100
General Labourer 97
Domestic Servant 92
Labourer 86
General Servant 82
Laundress 75
Farm Labourer 68
Carpenter 54
House Keeper 42
Annuitant 41
Coal Miner 40
General Servant Domestic 35
Shoe Maker 34
Charwoman 29
No Occupation 29
Servant 25
Farmers Son 25
Tin Miner 25
Cook 20
Painter 20
Boot Maker 19
Carman 19
Dressmaker 19

Pope Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pope 100% 72,735
2 Pipe 75% 11,493
3 Pape 75% 7,932
4 Poppe 80% 146
5 Papa 50% 126
6 Pop 75% 109

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The surname Pope is the most popular version of all its varients

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