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
in Ireland
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 be found in the variant forms: Copé, Çope or Čope. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cope? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,622nd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 163,887 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cope reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cope is also the 567,531st most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 247 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 24,555 people, or 1 in 14,761. In The United States Cope is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Cope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cope has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cope last name grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 504 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,553 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 239 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cope Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Cope surname is principally 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% being registered with 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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