Propp Family History
Propp Name Meaning
North German: metonymic occupational name for a gardener and horticulturalist from Middle Low German prop ‘graft’ or a shortened form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with a cognate of Old High German proz ‘opening bud’ ‘scion’. North German: nickname for a fat little man from Middle Low German proppe ‘stopper plug’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): possibly the same as 2 or 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022