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Pope

in Mississippi

There are 1,231 people with the last name "Pope" in Mississippi.

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Pope 284
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  1. is 280th most common Yates
  2. is 281st most common Clayton
  3. is 282nd most common Davidson
  4. is 283rd most common Crosby
  5. is 284th most common Pope
  6. is 285th most common Brock
  7. is 286th most common Gates
  8. is 287th most common Buckley
  9. is 288th most common Lofton

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pope

James, Robert, John, William, Charles, Michael, Mary, Jennifer, Joseph, Brenda

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

2. 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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