Popkov is a Russian surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Jurijs Popkovs (born 1962), Latvian footballer and football managerMikhail Viktorovich Popkov (ru: Михаил Викторович Попков; born March 7, 1964), Russian serial killerSergei Popkov (born 1963), Russian football coachViktor Popkov (1946-2001), Russian human rights activist and journalistVitaliy Popkov (born 1983), Ukrainian racing cyclistVitaly Popkov (1922–2010), Soviet military aviatorYevgeni Popkov (born 1990), Russian footballer