English edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Bulgarian Попов (Popov).

Proper noun edit

Popov m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Bulgarian

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Russian Попо́в (Popóv).

Proper noun edit

Popov m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Russian