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 1,408
Agricultural Labourer 307
Labourer 177
Domestic Servant 85
Laundress 80
General Servant 65
Carpenter 56
Dress Maker 55
House Keeper 52
Annuitant 52
Farm Labourer 51
Servant 40
Cook 31
Gardener 30
Shoe Maker 27
No Occupation 26
Blacksmith 24
Miner 22
Housemaid 22
Glover 22
Wife Of Above 21
Nurse 21
Potter 21
Farm Servant 20
Milliner 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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