Cope Surname
Approximately 44,467 people bear this surname
Cope Surname Definition:
A form of Copp (q.v.), with the vowel lengthened.
Cope Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,555 | 1:14,761 | 1,850 |
| England | 11,599 | 1:4,804 | 660 |
| Australia | 2,742 | 1:9,845 | 1,467 |
| Philippines | 1,062 | 1:95,328 | 16,595 |
| Canada | 1,031 | 1:35,738 | 4,559 |
| South Africa | 489 | 1:110,793 | 13,331 |
| New Zealand | 458 | 1:9,887 | 1,719 |
| Wales | 423 | 1:7,316 | 813 |
| Scotland | 295 | 1:18,149 | 2,176 |
| Spain | 253 | 1:184,791 | 12,935 |
| Ireland | 189 | 1:24,915 | 2,377 |
| France | 187 | 1:355,202 | 53,191 |
| Jamaica | 168 | 1:17,083 | 1,574 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Brazil | 133 | 1:1,609,581 | 53,222 |
| Northern Ireland | 78 | 1:23,654 | 2,695 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Liberia | 48 | 1:91,844 | 7,477 |
| Peru | 41 | 1:775,223 | 17,111 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Costa Rica | 27 | 1:177,040 | 2,395 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Isle of Man | 21 | 1:4,087 | 875 |
| Bolivia | 15 | 1:707,762 | 4,472 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 79 | 1:56,074 | 4,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,665 | 1:3,657 | 518 |
| Wales | 84 | 1:18,672 | 1,092 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,234 | 1:11,861 | 1,536 |
The alternate forms: Copé (19), Çope (6) & Čope (1) are calculated separately.
Cope (247) may also be a first name.
Cope Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A form of Copp (q.v.), with the vowel lengthened.
In Domesd. signifies a hill. Bailey's Dict.
Or De Chappes, originally bore a fesse, which identifies it with the family of Chappes or Capes (Robson), the name being a translation of Chappe. Chappes was in Champagne. Osbern de Capes is mentioned, 1079, by Ord. Vitalis (p. 605). William de Capis, t. Henry I., with Albin his brother, witnessed a charter of Hugh Bussell for Evesham Abbey (Mon. i. 360). In 1200 Peter and Ralph de C. had a suit at Leicester with William de C. (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Nicholas de C., t. John, m. the heiress of Robert le Prevost of Northampton, where the family long remained, and gave its name to Preston-Capes. The family of Chappes, Capes, or Cope appears in Northampton soon after. From it descend the Baronets Cope.
Staffordshire is the home of the Copes, who are most numerous in the district of Stoke - on - Trent. In the reign of Charles II., Jonathan Cope, of Rauton Abbey, was high sheriff for the county. The name is also represented in Cheshire and Derbyshire. The ancestors of the line of baronets of this name seem to hail originally from Oxfordshire. In the 13th century the name was established in Bucks, Beds, London, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, etc. (H. R.).
Cope Demographics
Cope Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cope Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cope Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cope occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Copé, Çope or Čope. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cope? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,622nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 163,887 people. The surname Cope is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cope are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cope is also the 567,531st most common given name throughout the world It is held by 247 people.
Cope is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 24,555 people, or 1 in 14,761. In The United States Cope is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Cope exists in 85 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Cope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cope has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 504 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,553 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 239 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cope Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cope surname are 21.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cope earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,336 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.29% more than the national average, earning R 309,624 per year; in Colombia they earn 54.13% less than the national average, earning $10,413,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $53,161 CAD per year.
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