Popov

English

Etymology

From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).

Proper noun

Popov (plural Popovs)

  1. a transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
  2. a transliteration of the Macedonian surname Попов (Popov).
  3. a transliteration of the Russian surname Попов (Popov).

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Popov is the 16593rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1728 individuals. Popov is most common among White (97.22%) individuals.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bulgarian Попов (Popov).

Proper noun

Popov m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Bulgarian

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Попо́в (Popóv).

Proper noun

Popov m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Russian
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