Save Type Surname (from occupation) Gender Masculine Usage Russian, Bulgarian Scripts Попов(Russian, Bulgarian) Pronounced Pron. /pɐ.ˈpof/(Russian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop). Related NamesDetails RootpopŭVariantsPopova(Russian) Popova(Bulgarian) Other Languages & CulturesPopović(Croatian) Pope(English) Pape(French) Pabst, Pfaff(German) Papadopoulos, Papadopoulou, Pappa, Pappas, Papadaki, Papadakis(Greek) Papp(Hungarian) Papke(Low German) Popovska, Popovski(Macedonian) Pop, Popa, Popescu(Romanian) Popović(Serbian) Categories chess Grandmasters, Swimming Hall of Famers