Popa Family History
Popa Name Meaning
Romanian: status name from Romanian popă (definite articulated popa) ‘priest of the Orthodox Church’ a word of Slavic origin (from pop itself from Greek pappas ‘father’; compare Pop 1 and ). In the case of Catholic families this was a nickname for a pious individual. See also Popov . Hungarian (Pópa): nickname from pópa ‘priest (of the Orthodox Church)’; see above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022