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Pope

in Illinois

There are 1,713 people with the last name "Pope" in Illinois.

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Pope 542
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  1. is 538th most common Brandt
  2. is 539th most common Farrell
  3. is 540th most common Duffy
  4. is 541st most common Espinoza
  5. is 542nd most common Pope
  6. is 543rd most common Harrington
  7. is 544th most common Voss
  8. is 545th most common Ahmed
  9. is 546th most common Bruce

Similar Names and Nicknames

Pape, Pepe, Popejoy, Popescu, Popelka, Popek, Pype, Poper, Popeo, Popeck

Most Common First Names for Pope

John, Michael, David, James, Robert, William, Barbara, Richard, Thomas, Daniel

Meaning & History

English: nickname from Middle English pope (derived via Old English from Late Latin papa ‘bishop’, ‘pope’, from Greek pappas ‘father’, in origin a nursery word.) In the early Christian Church, the Latin term was at first used as a title of respect for male clergy of every rank, but in the Western Church it gradually came to be restricted to bishops, and then only to the bishop of Rome; in the Eastern Church it continued to be used of all priests (see Popov, Papas). The nickname would have been used for a vain or pompous man, or for someone who had played the part of the pope in a pageant or play. The surname is also present in Ireland and Scotland.

North German: variant of Poppe.

FOREBEARS Nathaniel Pope, a “marriner” from London and Bristol, England, patented a property on Northern Neck, VA, in 1651 that later became known as “The Clifts”.

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