Cop Surname

130,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cop Surname Definition:

Cop: (German kopf), a head. In Wicklyffe’s version of Luke iv. 29 we have: “And thei . . . ledden him to the coppe of the hill on which their cytee was bilded to cast him down.” Hence the surnames Cope, Copps, Copley, Copeland, Cobbe, Cobley, etc.

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Cop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7271:52,2828,245
Belgium6651:17,2882,652
France5071:131,01120,020
Guatemala3901:41,2382,107
United States3821:948,84570,809
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Germany971:829,95360,372
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia541:499,92037,885
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
India241:31,961,058386,265
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
England181:3,095,448105,421
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Malta11:430,2723,380
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Čop (1,223) & Ćop (5) are calculated separately.

Cop (395) may also be a first name.

Cop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cop: (German kopf), a head. In Wicklyffe’s version of Luke iv. 29 we have: “And thei . . . ledden him to the coppe of the hill on which their cytee was bilded to cast him down.” Hence the surnames Cope, Copps, Copley, Copeland, Cobbe, Cobley, etc.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Cop Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cop Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cop is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Čop or Ćop. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cop? popularity and diffusion

It is the 130,248th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,097,739 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Cop are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 22 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 434,832nd most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 395 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 727 people, or 1 in 52,282. Not including Poland Cop exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 19 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Cop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cop has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cop surname grew 554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cop are 21.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Cop earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $47,969 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čop891,223/
Ćop895/
Cope8644,467/
Copp868,490/
Coop864,938/
Czop864,871/
Chop864,088/
Coup861,062/
Cops86886/
Cuop86365/
Copt86302/
Cosp86276/
Scop86237/
Copf8626/
Csop8615/
Ciop8613/
Cobp862/
Coph861/
Tcop861/
Ckop861/
Ccop861/
Qcop861/
Copz861/
Dcop861/
Gcop861/
Co8056,920/
Coupe757,959/
Coppe752,389/
Coope751,698/
Chopp751,603/
Coops75796/
Copps75750/
Chope75457/
Choup75374/
Czopp75277/
Ccope75210/
Scopp75199/
Chuop75131/
Coups75120/
Scoop7554/
Czopf7548/
Tchop7536/
Choop7519/
Czope759/
Cospe757/
Cop'e757/
Copsø753/
Cozpe753/
Coppf753/
Scoph753/
Choph753/
Gcoop752/
Coopt752/
Choip751/
Hcope751/
Ciopt751/
Scopf751/
Couph751/
Coupë751/
Chzop751/
Ciope751/
Coptt751/
Gcotp751/
Coipe750/
Copth750/
Coupp750/
Copfe750/
Coupt750/
Coy6749,623/
Cap6719,440/
Cos6714,676/
Coa6713,593/
Coz6713,274/
Kop6712,280/
Coj679,141/
Cob678,138/
Sop678,021/
Cot676,300/
Coi674,192/
Jop674,172/
Coo673,214/
Coh671,202/
Zop671,026/
Coş67638/
Choupe67398/
Cou67360/
Cuo67279/
Choppe67244/
Couppe67171/
Cko67133/
Cáp67121/
Tschop67108/
Tchope6797/
Cod6791/
Cgo6772/
Cco6751/
Cov6737/
Choope6736/
Copová6733/
Tchoup6716/
Copova6714/
Coß6713/
Kco6711/
Qco679/
Qop677/
Ţop675/
Coï674/
Gco674/
Chhoup673/
Chophe673/
Coț673/
Chopph673/
Chhope672/
Cioppe672/
Coţ672/
Cqo672/
Choupp671/
Copsch671/
Cosspe671/
Scopph671/
S'Coup671/
Szczop671/
Càp671/
Copp's671/
Hco671/
Cooppe670/
Tchopp670/
Coupps670/

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