Hello.... I have requested a POPPIN message board to gather information about my Russian Molokan family. Please feel free to post a message.

Surnames related to the Poppin family are listed below. At last count there were 244 Molokan names.

Three of four brothers, including their families, came from Kars, Russia about 1905 and settled first in the Los Angeles "Flats" area. Some of families migrated to San Francisco, Potter Valley, Arizona, Sheridan, Lincoln and back to San Francisco. The area where they settled is called Potrero Hill. They lived on Rhode Island Street and attended the Russian Sectarian Church (Molokan).

The POPPIN family has several variant spellings. They are POPIN, PAPIN AND PAPPIN. Family members are scattered throughout California and beyond.

The four brothers are:
John Fred Poppin, my grandfather. Immigrated in 1907.
Elmer Fred Poppin (also has descendants who spell their surnames as POPIN and PAPPIN); immigrated in 1929 William Fred Popin - Uncle Bill had a grocery store on Potrero Hill. Immigrated about 1905.
Jack Fred Poppin. His descendants reside in Los Angeles. Immigrated about 1905.

Surnames(also variant spellings) related to the Poppin family and included in my family file are: Abacumoff, Abakumoff, Abramoff, Adnoff, Afanaseff, Afonin, Agalsoff, Agalzoff, Agapoff, Agapov, Alitralsov, Arishen, Babashoff, Babishoff, Babshoff, Bagdanoff, Bagdanov, Baghdanov, Barisoff, Batieff, Batioff, Bavin, Beliakoff, Belikoff, Berekoff, Berokoff, Berukoff, Bezayiff, Bibaeff, Bibayoff, Bibioff, Bogdanoff, Bogdanov, Bogdenoff, Bogdonoff, Bohdanov, Bolderoff, Boldriff, Bolotin, Botieff, Buchnoff, Buckroff, Bushneff, Byoff, Carpoff, Cheechov, Cherakoff, Chernabaeff, Chernekoff, Chernikoff, Chickenoff/inoff/unoff, Cobzeff, Conovaloff, Conovalov, Corboff, Dabovich, Dalmatoff, Danieliv, Daniloff, Danilov, Delmatoff, Demetriff, Demitroff, Desatoff, Dobrinen, Dolgoff, Dootoff, Dubkoff, Eagles, Ednoff, Efseaff, Egorov, Ermockov, Eropkin, Esakoff, Evanikoff, Evanoff, Evdokimoff, Evseff, Fadeff, Fadeif, Federoff, Fesunoff, Fetesioff, Fetesiv,w Filatoff, Filipoff, Galitzen, Ghosoph, Golobiff, Goosseff, Gozdiff, Gregoroff, Grigorieff, Halopoff, Haprov/off, Hazen, Holopoff, Homotoff, Homutoff, Hozen, Kalmikov, Kalpakoff, Kandaurov, Kanihan, Kapsoff, Kariakin, Kaseroff, Kashergen, Kashirsky, Kasimoff, Kazieff, Keseloff, Kiseloff, Klistoff, Klubniken, Kobseff, Kobzeff, Kobzoff, Kochergen, Konehgon, Konov, Konovaloff, Konovalov, Koraloff, Korboff, Koretoff, Korneff, Kornoff, Kosareff, Koslosky, Kostrikin, Kotkoff, Kotoff, Kulikov, Kurbatoff, Kurnosoff, Kuznetzoff, Lazaroff, Lediaev, Lexin, Lidyoff, Loscutoff, Loskutoff, Loskutov, Luscutoff, Lydioff, Makaiva, Makshanoff, Matchniff, Mechikoff/ov, Mechikov, Melnikoff, Meloserdoff, Mendrin, Metchekoff, Metchikoff, Metchkoff, Metchnikoff,. Miloserdoff, Mitchikoff, Mohoff, Moiseff, Moiseve, Morozov, Nazaroff, Nevarov, Novikoff, Orloff, Papin, Pappin, Partnoff, Patapoff, Patapov, Patopoff, Paveloff, Pavloff, Petrushkin, Pivovaroff, Podsakoff, Podsiekoff, Popin, Popoff, Popov, Poppin, Portnoff, Poznoff, Prohoroff, Rogoff, Romanoff, Rudometkin, Samaduroff, Samarin, Samoff, Scheetinin, Seleznoff, Semenoff, Semikoff, Seminoff, Sessoyeff, Shlicoff, Shubin, Siliznoff, Sisoev/Sissoev, Sissov, Slevcove, Slevin, Slivkoff/Slifkoff, Slivkov, Sohrakoff, Sohriakoff, Sokoloff, Spolsdoff, Stupin, Sukovitzen, Susoeff, Susoev, Tekunoff, Tickenoff, Tolmachoff, Tolmasoff, Tolmosoff, Tolstoy, Tomlinson, Treguboff, Uraine, Urane, Uren, Urin, Urkov, Valoff, Valov, Varonin, Vedeneff, Vereschagin, Veronin, Vickonoff, Vidinoff, Volkoff, Volkov, Wren, Wrenn, Zhukoff, Zolnekoff