Given name & surname

Popescu

Popescu is a surname from Romanian. It is used in English, French, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Popescu comes from Romanian.

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How it developed

From Romanian Popescu.

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Popescu’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Popescu as a surname shares a linguistic root with the French form Popesco. In Romanian usage, Popescu as a surname has a related form in Попеску.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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