German: from Middle High German bischof, Middle Low German
bischop ‘bishop’, probably applied as a nickname for someone
with a pompous manner or as a metonymic occupational name for someone
in the service of a bishop. See also Bishop.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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