Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

From a nickname meaning "priest, cleric" from Old High German pfaffo, from Latin papa.

Related Names

Rootpapa
VariantPabst
Other Languages & CulturesPopov, Popova(Bulgarian) Popović(Croatian) Pope(English) Pape(French) Papadopoulos, Papadopoulou, Pappa, Pappas, Papadaki, Papadakis(Greek) Pap, Papp(Hungarian) Papke(Low German) Popovska, Popovski(Macedonian) Pop, Popa, Popescu(Romanian) Popov, Popova(Russian) Popović(Serbian)
Entry updated January 22, 2019