Papp Family History
Papp Name Meaning
German (Bavaria Tyrol): from Middle High German pap ‘baby food’ Dutch pap ‘porridge pap’ hence perhaps a nickname denoting someone who had lost his teeth or subsisted on a meager diet. Hungarian: from pap ‘priest (of the Catholic or Orthodox Church)’ probably an occupational name for someone in the service of a priest or a nickname for a pious person. This surname is also found in Romania and Slovakia and also among Rusyns. Compare Pap and Pop . English: variant of Pape .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022