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Pope

in Massachusetts

There are 611 people with the last name "Pope" in Massachusetts.

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Pope 1,215
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  1. is 1,211th most common Dougherty
  2. is 1,212th most common Perron
  3. is 1,213th most common Bowers
  4. is 1,214th most common Doran
  5. is 1,215th most common Pope
  6. is 1,216th most common Hackett
  7. is 1,217th most common Delacruz
  8. is 1,218th most common Lawton
  9. is 1,219th most common Phelps

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pope

John, Michael, Christopher, David, Jennifer, Mary, Nancy, Jonathan, Linda, Robert

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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