Frequency: (150)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Polish: 1. unflattering nickname from a Polish dialect word, lupa ‘foolish man’, ‘blockhead’. 2. (Łupa) nickname from Polish łupa ‘peel’.
GIVEN NAMES: Polish 10%. Andrzej (2), Andrzey, Kazimierz, Michalina, Waclaw.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
