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
School 1,298
Farm Labourer 157
Private Means 112
General Labourer 94
General Servant (domestic) 81
None 77
Farmer 76
Labourer 73
Domestic Servant 56
Dressmaker 55
Clerk 51
Coal Miner Hewer 47
House Painter 44
Shop Assistant 40
Carpenter 39
Scholar 39
At School 38
Laundress 38
Dress Maker 36
House Keeper 33
Cook (domestic) 33
Assisting In Business 29
At Home 29
Nil 29
General Servant Domestic 28

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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