Popp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Popp surname comes from the Middle English word "pope," derived from the Latin "papa," which meant "bishop," or "pope." As a surname, it may have denote someone "who played the part of the Pope in pageants and plays." 1 2

"Some of the earlier forms, particularly those with an English Christian name may be from Old English paepa 'pope' which became Middle English pope and survives as Pope. Those with the article and French Christian names are from Old French pape 'pope'. A nickname for one of an austere, ascetic appearance, or a pageant-name." 3

Early Origins of the Popp family

The surname Popp was first found in Cambridgeshire, where Agnes and Hugo le Pope were recorded around the year 1230.

Further to the south in England, the spellings Pap, Papp, Pappe and Paps were popular. Here we found Nicholas Pappe in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279 and later Walter Pap in 1301 and Roger Pappe in Cambridgeshire in 1357. 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include entries for Alan le Pope, Oxfordshire; and Hugh le Pope, Suffolk. 4 In Somerset, Robert le Pope was recorded there, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 5

"Between 1372 and 1407, eight of the bailiffs of Gloucester bore the name of Pope (F.). The name is still in that city." 6

Early History of the Popp family

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Popp Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pope, Paip, Pape, Paipe, Popp, Pap, Papp and many more.

Early Notables of the Popp family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Thomas Pope (died 1400), from Gloucester, an English politician, Member of the Parliament for Gloucester in 1393 and 1397; Sir Thomas Pope (1507-1559), English founder of Trinity College, Oxford, elder son of William Pope, a small landowner at Deddington, near Banbury; and Walter Pope (c. 1627-1714), an English astronomer and poet from Northamptonshire. Sir William Pope (1573-1631) of Wroxton Abbey, near Banbury, was made knight of the Bath in 1603, and a Baronet in 1611. His son Sir William Pope (1596-1624) had three sons...
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Popp Ranking

In the United States, the name Popp is the 4,549^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 7

Popp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Popp Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Popp, who landed in New England in 1635 8

Popp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Conrad Popp, who settled in America in 1764
Conrad Popp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 8
Bernhard Popp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 8
Nicholas Popp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 8
Hans Joerg Popp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1768 8
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Popp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George A Popp, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1840 8
Frank Popp, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 8
John Popp, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 8
Gottlieb Popp, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1854 8
Ehrhard Popp, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1854 8
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Contemporary Notables of the name Popp (post 1700) +

Angela Cornelia Monica Popp (b. 1968), American who has worked as a director, screenwriter, songwriter and producer
Bernard Ferdinand Popp (b. 1917), American Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
Cynthia J. Popp (b. 1962), American television director and producer
William Peter Popp (1877-1909), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Archbishop Nathaniel Popp (b. 1940), American Romanian Orthodox clergyman
Jim Popp (b. 1964), the American general manager of the Montreal Alouettes football club
Thomas L. Popp, American politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates from Allegany County, 1931-37 9
Thomas G. Popp, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1986 9
Jeanette Popp, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 99th District, 2004 9
Harold R. Popp, American politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate 22nd District; Elected 1958 9
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Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html