Lope History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Portugal
Spain

In Portugal, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that described a person's temperament or appearance were frequently used. Such nicknames sometimes became hereditary and were passed down as surnames onto further generations. The name Lope is thought to be derived from the Latin word "lupus," meaning "wolf."

Alternatively, the name could have been a patronymic name, meaning "Son of Lope", where Lope is a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning "wolf".

Early Origins of the Lope family

The surname Lope was first found in the province of Lugo where today it is the most common name in that area.

Lope Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lopez, Lopes, Lope, Llop, Lupus, Llopis and others.

Lope migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lope Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Lope, who arrived in Maryland in 1637 1

Lope Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego De Lope, who arrived in America in 1813 1
Y Alabagor, Jose Lope, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1851 1
Y Montis, Jose Lope, aged 23, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1858 1

Lope Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Lope, who landed in Alabama in 1926 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lope (post 1700) +

Arsenio Lope Huerta (1943-2021), Spanish writer and politician, Director General of Cultural Cooperation for the Ministry of Culture (1987-1988)
Lope de Rueda (1510-1565), Spanish dramatist and author
Lope de Rueda (1510-1565), Spanish dramatist
Lope Félix de Vega Carpio (1562-1635), Spanish dramatist
Lope de Barrientos (1382-1469), clergyman and statesman of the Spanish Crown of Castile

Citations +

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)