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popa Name Meaning and History

  1. Romanian: status name from Romanian popa ‘priest’ (in the case of Orthodox families, whose priests were allowed to marry), or (in the case of Roman Catholic families) a nickname for a pious individual.
  2. Hungarian (Pópa): nickname from pópa ‘priest’, in particular an Eastern Orthodox priest.

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Distribution of popa Families in the US in 1920
Number of popa families
 56-109
 19-55
 1-18
 0
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