Pope is a surname of several proposed and likely convergent origins. It has been linked to the English surname Pape, likely having roots as a nickname for someone who plays a clergyman in pageantry or someone with a matching pompous disposition. It also has origins deriving from French and German surnames related to clergymen, and may also be a variant of the surname Poppe.
Surname Notable people with this surname include: Albert Augustus Pope (1843–1909), American bicycle and automobile manufacturer Alexander Pope (1688–1744), English poet Alexander Pope (actor) (1763–1835), Irish actor and painter Allen Lawrence Pope (1928–2020), American military and paramilitary aviator Anson W. Pope (1812–1871), American politician Arthur Upham Pope (1881–1969), American archaeologist and historian Barbara S. Pope (born 1951), U.S. Department of Defense official Barton C. Pope (1813–1862), Florida state representative Bill Pope (born 1952), American cinematographer Brent Pope (rugby analyst) (born 1962), New Zealand-born rugby analyst for Irish television Carl C. Pope (1834–1911), American legislator and jurist Carly Pope (born 1980), Canadian actress Carole Pope (born 1950), Canadian singer Cassadee Pope (born 1989), American singer Charles Pope (disambiguation), several people Cheryl Pope (fl. 2000s–2020s), American artist Christopher Pope (physicist) (fl. 1970s–2020s), American physicist Clifford H. Pope (1899–1974), American herpetologist Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856–after 1932), American teacher, pageant writer, real estate developer Duane Earl Pope (born 1943), American bank robber and murderer Dudley Pope (1925–1997), British author Dudley Pope (cricketer) (1906–1934), English cricketer Eddie Pope (born 1973), American football (soccer) player Edmund Mann Pope (1837–1906), American military officer and politician Edwin Pope (1928–2017), American journalist Eva Pope (born 1967), English actress Evelyn Pope (1908–1995), American librarian Everett P. Pope (1919–2009), US Marine Corps officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor Frankie Pope (1884–1953), English association footballer Fred Pope (1909–1983), Scottish association footballer Generoso Pope (1891–1950), Italian-American businessman Generoso Pope Jr. (1927–1988), American media mogul Georgina Pope (1862–1938), Canadian military nurse Gustav Pope (1831–1910), British painter Hugh Pope (1869–1946), English Dominican biblical scholar James Pope (disambiguation), several people Jessie Pope (1868–1941), English poet John Pope (disambiguation), several people Jordan Pope (born 2003), American basketball player Kyle Pope (fl. 2010s–2020s), American editor and publisher Laurence Pope (1945–2020), American diplomat Lawrence Pope (1940–2013), American lawyer and legislator Leonard Pope (born 1983), American football player Leslie Pope (1954–2020), American set decorator Lloyd Pope (born 1999), Australian cricketer Lucas Pope (born 1977/78), American video game developer Lynda Pope (born 1953), Australian chess player Mal Pope (born 1960), Welsh musician Manassa Thomas Pope (1858–1934), American physician Marion Manville Pope (1859–1930), American poet, author, traveler, philanthropist Mark Pope (born 1972), American basketball player and coach Martin Pope (1918–2022), American physical chemist Marvin H. Pope (1916–1997), American scholar of Hebrew Maurice Arthur Pope, Canadian diplomat Maurice Pope (linguist) (1926–2019), British linguist Nathaniel Pope (1784–1850), American politician and judge of Illinois Nick Pope (disambiguation), several people Norm Pope (1908–1985), Australian rugby league footballer Odean Pope (born 1938), American tenor saxophonist Ollie Pope (born 1998), English cricketer Paul Pope (born 1970), American alternative cartoonist Peggy Pope (1929–2020), American actress Percival C. Pope (1841–1922), American Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient Pocahontas Pope (1864–1938), American Baháʼí Faith practitioner Roland Pope (1864–1952), Australian cricketer and ophthalmologist Samuel Pope (1826–1901), English barrister Spencer Pope (1893–1976), American football player Susan W. Pope (born 1942), American politician Sydney Pope (1898–1980), Irish military pilot for the British Empire Tim Pope (born 1956), music video director Tom Pope (born 1985), English association footballer Tony Pope (1947–2004), American voice actor Vyvyan Pope (1891–1941), British World War II General Walter Pope (1627–1714), English astronomer and writer Walter Elmer Pope (1879–1944), American politician and lawyer Walter Lyndon Pope (1889–1969), United States federal court judge William Jackson Pope (1870–1939), English chemist William Pope (1825–1905), English clergyman William Godfrey Thomas Pope (1880–1943), British engineer and businessman in Portugal
Given name Popé (c. 1630 – c. 1692), or Po'pay, Pueblo leader of the Pueblo republic and 1680 Pueblo Revolt Pope Yeatman (1861–1953), American mining engineer
Nickname Eoin O'Mahony (politician) (1905–1970), Irish barrister, genealogist, and political activist referred to as Eoin "the Pope" O'Mahony Paul Castellano (1915–1985), Mafia boss frequently referred to as "The Pope" Donn Pall (born 1962), American baseball player nicknamed "The Pope" The Pope (wrestler) (born 1978), a ring name of Elijah Burke
Fictional characters Pope, a family surname in Sons of Anarchy Eli Pope, a character on the television series Scandal Francis Pope, a character in the comic strip Big Nate Henry Pope (Prison Break) Olivia Pope, a character on the television series Scandal
See also Popo (disambiguation)
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