Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Romanian Pronounced Pron. po-PEHS-koo [key·IPA] Meaning & History Patronymic derived from Romanian popă "priest". This is the second most common surname in Romania. Related NamesDetails VariantsPop, PopaOther Languages & CulturesPopov, Popova(Bulgarian) Popović(Croatian) Pope(English) Pape(French) Pabst, Pfaff(German) Papadopoulos, Papadopoulou, Pappa, Pappas, Papadaki, Papadakis(Greek) Papp(Hungarian) Papke(Low German) Popovska, Popovski(Macedonian) Popov, Popova(Russian) Popović(Serbian)