Popov

English

Etymology

From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).

Proper noun

Popov (plural Popovs)

1. A surname from Russian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Popov is the 16593rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1728 individuals. Popov is most common among White (97.22%) individuals.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bulgarian Попов (Popov).

Proper noun

Popov m or f

1. a Bulgarian surname from Bulgarian

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Попо́в (Popóv).

Proper noun

Popov m or f

1. a Russian surname from Russian