Name «Chop»

The Slavic personal name Chop originates from the ancient word "chop," meaning 'chip, small piece, plug.' The earliest records of the name Chop from the Berehiv region date back to the 13th century, specifically from the year 1220: "pristaldo Czyob de villa Titan," which indicates the Bereg County. There are also mentions from 1415 about a serf named Chapa from the village of Samoshseg.Later, the lexeme "Chop" was used only as a surname, such as the surname of the Cossack Grytsko Chopenko from the Kropyvnyanskyi regiment, recorded in 1649. It is also worth noting the surname of the Cossack Khoma Chopenko from the Poltava regiment, which is also dated to 1649. Another example is a record from 1720 about serfs, which mentions the village of Terebly.