Popescu

Type Surname (from occupation)

Pronounced Pron. po-PEHS-koo

Meaning & History

Patronymic derived from Romanian popă "priest". This is the second most common surname in Romania.

Other Languages & CulturesPopov(Bulgarian) Pope(English) Pape(French) Pabst, Pfaff(German) Papadopoulos(Greek) Papp(Hungarian) Papke(Low German) Popovski(Macedonian) Popov(Russian)