Popovic Family History
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Popovic Name Meaning
Serbian (Popovic): patronymic from pop ‘priest’. Compare Popov. Celibacy was not enjoined on priests of the Orthodox Church and so as a Serbian name it normally means literally ‘son of the priest’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Popov, Popovich, Popowich, Popik, Popek, Pavlovic, Petrovic, Marovich