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Etymology of Papp

What does the name Papp mean?

The clans of the ancient Scottish Pictish tribe were the ancestors of the first person to use the name Papp. It was name for a confident or haughty person. Papp is a nickname surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Nicknames form a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, and can refer directly or indirectly to one's personality, physical attributes, mannerisms, or even their habits of dress. The surname Papp comes from the Old English word pope, which referred to the Bishop of Rome, and the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Although this is also a title of office, as a surname, it was most often applied as a nickname. 1

Early Origins of the Papp family

The surname Papp was first found in Elgin where "a family of Paips or Papes appear to have belonged originally, and some of them were in the legs profession before the Reformation. In Caithness, Sutherland, and Orkney, the surname is still pronounced Paip. In 1363 William Pop, son and heir of William Pop, burgess of Elgin, made a gift to the altar of the Virgin in the church of S. Giles in Elgin, and in 1375 there is mention of Robert Pop of Elgin. Adam Popp and Robertus Popp were jurors on an assize regarding the mill lands of Quarelwode in 1389." 2

Early History of the Papp family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Papp research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1393, 1397, 1400, 1507, 1516, 1540, 1559, 1573, 1580, 1585, 1596, 1598, 1599, 1602, 1603, 1606, 1611, 1622, 1624, 1627, 1631, 1653, 1660, 1688, 1714, 1744 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Papp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Papp Spelling Variations

Scribes in the Middle Ages did not have access to a set of spelling rules. They spelled according to sound, the result was a great number of spelling variations. In various documents, Papp has been spelled Pope, Paip, Pape, Paipe, Popp and others.

Early Notables of the Papp family

Thomas Pope (died 1400), from Gloucester, was 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...
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Papp Ranking

the United States, the name Papp is the 10,583rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Papp migration to the United States +

The cruelties suffered under the new government forced many to leave their ancient homeland for the freedom of the North American colonies. Those who arrived safely found land, freedom, and opportunity for the taking. These hardy settlers gave their strength and perseverance to the young nations that would become the United States and Canada. Immigration and passenger lists have shown many early immigrants bearing the name Papp:

Papp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alexander Papp, who settled in Philadelphia in 1840
  • John Papp, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 4
  • Friedrich Papp, who settled in New Orleans in 1851
  • Eugune Papp, who arrived in New Orleans sometime between 1868 and 1898
  • Alex Papp, who arrived in Ashtabula Co. Ohio sometime between 1875 and 1906
Papp Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Catharina Papp, who settled in Philadelphia in 1910
  • Demeter Papp, who arrived in Illinois in 1930

Contemporary Notables of the name Papp (post 1700) +

  • Joseph M. Papp (b. 1975), American professional cyclist
  • George Edward Papp (1916-1989), American comics artist, one of the principal artists on the long-running Superboy feature for DC Comics
  • Daniel S. Papp (b. 1948), American scholar of international affairs and policy, President of Kennesaw State University (2006-2016)
  • Admiral Robert J. Papp (b. 1953), American Naval officer, 24th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (2010-2014), United States Special Representative for the Arctic (2014-2017)
  • Joseph Papp (1921-1991), American theatrical producer and director
  • László Papp (1926-2003), Hungarian Olympic boxer, five-time gold medalist
  1. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  2. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  3. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  4. 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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