Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
PAP
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Hungarian common noun pap meaning ‘priest’ and refers to an occupation or some kind of connection (e.g. service, kinship, neighbourship) with a priest. Note: A common variant, Papp is also included among the 200 most common family names. |