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The Popoff surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 615 people carried this name — #36,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 627 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Popoff surname

Borrowed from Bulgarian Попов (Popov) or Russian Попо́в (Popóv).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Popoff» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 172 people named Popoff.

25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 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

Born outside France 25
Paris 32
Gard 9
Hauts-de-Seine 8
Calvados 8
Meurthe-et-Moselle 7
Loiret 7
Meuse 6
Manche 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 160 people named Popoff 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 66
Chaco 32
Córdoba 24
Formosa 15
Mendoza 12
Chubut 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Popoff,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paolo Popoff 1801–2000
  • Kiril Popov 1880–1966 · astronomer
  • Mary Theresa Nugent 1880–1973
  • Frank Popoff 1935–2024 · businessperson
  • Michel Popoff 1942– · conservator
  • Nathalie Popoff 1943–2024 · author

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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