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 1,683
Agricultural Labourer 201
General Labourer 174
Living On Own Means 112
Dress Maker 98
Domestic Servant 94
Living On Her Own Means 86
Farmer 74
Coal Miner 72
General Servant Domestic 66
Farm Labourer 65
General Servant 63
Labourer 60
Laundress 52
Carpenter 46
Blacksmith 40
Gardener 35
Tailoress 33
House Keeper 31
Cook Domestic Servant 29
Clerk 27
Ag Labourer 26
Farm Servant 26
Dressmaker 22
General Domestic Servant 22

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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