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Pope

in North Carolina

There are 4,752 people with the last name "Pope" in North Carolina.

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Pope 162
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  1. is 158th most common Mcdonald
  2. is 159th most common Morrison
  3. is 160th most common Gonzalez
  4. is 161st most common Knight
  5. is 162nd most common Pope
  6. is 163rd most common Peterson
  7. is 164th most common Carroll
  8. is 165th most common Pittman
  9. is 166th most common Robertson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pope

James, William, John, David, Michael, Robert, Mary, Charles, Thomas, Timothy

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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