'''Pope''' is a surname of several proposed and likely convergent origins. It has been linked to the English surname Pape,<ref name="Eng Dict">{{cite book |last1=Reaney |first1=Percy H. |last2=Wilson |first2=R. M. |title=A Dictionary of English Surnames |date=2006 |publisher=Taylor and Francis |location=Hoboken |isbn=0203993551 |page=2139}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=George Fraser |title=The surnames of Scotland: their origin, meaning, and history |date=1999 |publisher=Public Library |location=New York |isbn=0871041723 |edition=12. repr}}</ref> likely having roots as a nickname for someone who plays a clergyman in pageantry or someone with a matching pompous disposition.<ref name="Eng Dict" /><ref name="Dict Am">{{cite book |last1=McClure |first1=Peter |editor1-last=Lenarčič |editor1-first=Simon |editor2-last=Hanks |editor2-first=Patrick |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |date=2022 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford, United Kingdom New York |isbn=9780190245122 |edition=Second}}</ref> It also has origins deriving from French and German surnames related to clergymen,<ref name="Eng Dict" /><ref name="Dict Am" /> and may also be a variant of the surname Poppe.<ref name="Dict Am" />

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 *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== *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'' *Henry Pope (''Prison Break'') *Olivia Pope, a character on the television series ''Scandal''

==See also== *Popé (c. 1630 – c. 1692), Pueblo leader *Popo (disambiguation)

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