The Papp surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,162 people carried this name — #7,953 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,104 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
249 people named Papp live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 152 people named Papp live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Papp.
Most of them — 42 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
44 people named Papp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 149 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Papp in American newspapers,
1857–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,265 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Papp,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sigismund Pap 1817–1889 · politician -
Miklós Papp 1837–1880 · historian -
Zoltán Papp 1862–1919 · writer -
Antal Papp 1867–1945 · Catholic priest -
Ferenc Papp 1871–1943 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 203 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Papp.
- Papier 202 · U.S. census
- Papillon 375 · U.S. census
- Papin 717 · U.S. census
- Papineau 1,584 · U.S. census
- Papini 390 · U.S. census
- Papion 105 · U.S. census
- Pappalardo 1,908 · U.S. census
- Paprocki 1,098 · U.S. census
- Paque 321 · U.S. census
- Paquet 1,288 · U.S. census
- Paquette 9,606 · U.S. census
- Paquin 4,064 · U.S. census
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