What Does The Name Bishop Mean?

Top places of origin for Bishop surname are England, Ireland, Great Britain, Scotland, Germany and Wales, which makes its links with Christianity more than Jewish.
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A church leader

The name Bishop can be used as a masculine name. It has its origin in Old English. The name Bishop means 'bishop'. Initially, Bishop meant a person who served a bishop or bishop's man. The name refers to a clergy or priest. Bishopp and Rishon are the variants for his name. According to the census conducted in United States of America in 1990, Bishop was rarely used as a male first name.

The name Bishop is also used a last name. According, to the US census in 1990, it was a popular surname. As a surname too, it has an English origin. Families with this surname were first found in Worcestershire. Later, some members of these families settled in Virginia, Maryland and Barbados.