# Popov

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #55,026

## Definitions
1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
2. A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Попов (Popov).
3. A transliteration of the Russian surname Попов (Popov).

## Etymology
From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/popov