Pope

in Michigan

There are 1,299 people with the last name "Pope" in Michigan.

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  1. is 625th most common Mayer
  2. is 626th most common Sutherland
  3. is 627th most common Wiley
  4. is 628th most common Conner
  5. is 629th most common Pope
  6. is 630th most common Calhoun
  7. is 631st most common Roberson
  8. is 632nd most common Castillo
  9. is 633rd most common Casey

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pope

James, Charles, John, Robert, Michael, David, William, Mary, Richard, Gary



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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