Popescu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Popescu.

Proper noun

Popescu (plural Popescus)

1. A surname from Romanian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Popescu is the 19976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1342 individuals. Popescu is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Popescu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Popescu.

Proper noun

Popescu ?

1. a surname from Romanian

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Popescu.

Proper noun

Popescu m or f by sense

1. a surname from Romanian

Romanian

Etymology

From popă (“priest”) +‎ -escu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈpes.ku]

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• Rhymes: -esku

Proper noun

Popescu m (genitive and dative lui Popescu)

1. a common surname