Show ContentsBop Surname History

Early Origins of the Bop family

The surname Bop was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Bop family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bop research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1502 is included under the topic Early Bop History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bop Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bopp, Bop and others.

Early Notables of the Bop family

Notables with the name Bop during this period were

  • Sebald Bopp (died 1502), a German painter active around Bambergl


United States Bop migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bop Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Jacob Bop, who settled in Philadelphia in 1750
  • Conrad Bop, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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