Popp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Popp

What does the name Popp mean?

The Popp surname comes from the Germanic personal name Poppo, Boppo, of uncertain origin and meaning.

Early Origins of the Popp family

The surname Popp was first found in Westphalia, where the name Popp emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. This surname comes from a Germanic personal name Poppo or Boppo of uncertain origin. It was a common given name among the counts of Henneberg and Babenberg in E. Frisia between the 9th and 14th centuries.

Early History of the Popp family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Popp research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1277, 1280 and 1345 are included under the topic Early Popp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Popp Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Popp, Poppe, Bopp, Bopf, Popper, Poppen, Poppinga, Poppel, Boppel, Popkema and many more.

Early Notables of the Popp family

Notables of the period with the name Popp were

the Popp family of Westphalia

Popp Ranking

In the United States, the name Popp is the 4,549^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Popp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Popp Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Popp, who landed in New England in 1635 2

Popp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Conrad Popp, who settled in America in 1764
Conrad Popp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2
Bernhard Popp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Nicholas Popp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Hans Joerg Popp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1768 2
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Popp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George A Popp, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1840 2
Frank Popp, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 2
John Popp, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2
Gottlieb Popp, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1854 2
Ehrhard Popp, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1854 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Popp (post 1700) +

Angela Cornelia Monica Popp (b. 1968), American who has worked as a director, screenwriter, songwriter and producer
Bernard Ferdinand Popp (b. 1917), American Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
Cynthia J. Popp (b. 1962), American television director and producer
William Peter Popp (1877-1909), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Archbishop Nathaniel Popp (b. 1940), American Romanian Orthodox clergyman
Jim Popp (b. 1964), the American general manager of the Montreal Alouettes football club
Thomas L. Popp, American politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates from Allegany County, 1931-37 3
Thomas G. Popp, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1986 3
Jeanette Popp, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 99th District, 2004 3
Harold R. Popp, American politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate 22nd District; Elected 1958 3
... (Another 13 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html