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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Romanian : status name from Romanian popa ‘priest’ (in the case of Orthodox families, whose priests were allowed to marry), or (in the case of Roman Catholic families) a nickname for a pious individual.
  • Hungarian (Pópa) : nickname from pópa ‘priest’, in particular an Eastern Orthodox priest.

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