popdów

Popdów is a Polish toponym and surname. In geographic records, the form designates small settlements—usually villages or hamlets—located within a gmina in various Polish voivodeships. Because it is relatively rare, Popdów is far less common than related names such as Popów or Popowo.

The name is typically formed from the Polish root pop- with the common place-name suffix -dów, a pattern seen in several village names indicating belonging or association with a person, family, or local office. Specific etymologies likely vary by locality and are not uniformly documented in accessible sources.

As a surname, Popdów may appear in genealogical records with variant spellings due to transcription, diacritic usage, and historical language practice. In modern contexts, individuals bearing the name are relatively uncommon, and forms such as Popdowa or other transliterations may occur in historical documents or across languages.

In reference works, Popdów is not associated with a widely known single place or individual; rather, it represents a sparse toponymic variant and surname that can appear in Polish records. For broader context, related toponyms such as Popów and Popowo are more common and are often treated separately in gazetteers and genealogical sources. See also Popów and Popowo for disambiguation and related naming patterns.