Cope Surname

12,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cope Surname Definition:

A form of Copp (q.v.), with the vowel lengthened.

Cope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,5551:14,7611,850
England11,5991:4,804660
Australia2,7421:9,8451,467
Philippines1,0621:95,32816,595
Canada1,0311:35,7384,559
South Africa4891:110,79313,331
New Zealand4581:9,8871,719
Wales4231:7,316813
Scotland2951:18,1492,176
Spain2531:184,79112,935
Ireland1891:24,9152,377
France1871:355,20253,191
Jamaica1681:17,0831,574
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Northern Ireland781:23,6542,695
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Liberia481:91,8447,477
Peru411:775,22317,111
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Isle of Man211:4,087875
Bolivia151:707,7624,472
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
China91:151,924,6187,954
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway61:857,04855,549
India61:127,844,230863,365
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malta41:107,5681,849
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belize11:355,4743,977
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,6651:3,657518
Wales841:18,6721,092
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2341:11,8611,536

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In Domesd. signifies a hill. Bailey's Dict.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

The Norman People (1874)

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Copé9219/
Çope926/
Čope921/
Coupe897,959/
Copes894,434/
Coppe892,389/
Coope891,698/
Coper891,053/
Copie89462/
Chope89457/
Copet89360/
Copez89337/
Scope89229/
Ccope89210/
Copey8989/
Copei8964/
Copee8948/
Czope899/
Cospe897/
Cop'e897/
Copée895/
Cozpe893/
Copeh892/
Hcope891/
Copeu891/
Copea891/
Copej891/
Ciope891/
Coipe890/
Copfe890/
Copep890/
Cop863,474/
Cooper80643,797/
Copper805,788/
Couper804,620/
Cosper803,652/
Coupet801,783/
Coupez801,711/
Coppes801,307/
Copher801,259/
Chopei801,093/
Coppey80849/
Coppet80737/
Coupey80610/
Coopey80505/
Coppee80490/
Choupe80398/
Coppée80372/
Copfer80252/
Choppe80244/
Ciopei80235/
Couppe80171/
Chopey80162/
Coopes80155/
Tchope8097/
Coppie8071/
Coopet8070/
Coopee8065/
Coppez8061/
Chopee8045/
Cioper8044/
Scoppe8037/
Choope8036/
Czoper8032/
Coupee8030/
Copess8026/
Coopep8026/
Coupie8024/
Cophie8023/
Coupes8022/
Scoope8021/
Csopej8010/
Coopie809/
Coupée809/
Czopej805/
Csopey804/
Coppeu804/
Coiper803/
Chophe803/
Copett803/
Ccoper802/
Coopez802/
Chopea802/
Chhope802/
Cospes802/
Cioppe802/
Cobper802/
Tcoupe802/
Copeae801/
Copoey801/
Copped801/
Cospea801/
Cosspe801/
Coeppe801/
Czopeu801/
Cophey801/
Scopey801/
Coopeh801/
Coopea801/
Scopeț801/
Copejs801/
Copeth801/
Coppea801/
Coppèe801/
Coipet801/
Csopie801/
Scopei801/
Codped801/
Copeis801/
Copesz801/
Cophet801/
Cooppe800/
Cotper800/
Cophee800/
Cophes800/
Copees800/
Copfey800/
Copa7529,378/
Cape758,794/
Copp758,490/
Kope756,117/
Coop754,938/
Sope752,467/
Zope752,250/
Coup751,062/
Jope751,009/
Cops75886/
Copi75405/
Cuop75365/
Copy75346/
Copt75302/
Cosp75276/
Copf7526/
Cobp752/
Coph751/
Ckop751/
Ccop751/
Qcop751/
Copz751/
Gcop751/
Tchoupe732,078/
Couppey73771/
Coppess73628/
Couppez73123/
Coppett73112/
Scouppe7392/
Coopper7387/
Tschope7380/
Couppee7348/
Couppie7337/
Chouppe7320/
Dchoupe7316/
Coppije739/
Coopeer738/
Coppfer737/
Zschope737/
Czopiej736/
Cooperr735/
Tchoppe735/
Coupper734/
Coppead733/
Copphee733/
Choppey733/
Chophey733/
Ciopper732/
Cospher731/
Tchopet731/
Coupeer731/
Coupett731/
Coupetz731/
Couppet731/
Couppée731/
Cootper731/
Coppper731/
Coopfed731/
Coipper731/
Choopee731/
Coupees730/
Coppeth730/
Cothpet730/
Cooppes730/
Coppets730/
Coppher730/
Hcooper730/
Coopfer730/
Kopeć6724,343/
Caspe6710,303/
Koppe678,098/
Coppa677,346/
Jhope676,578/
Coppi675,536/
Ccopa674,883/
Capes674,127/
Khope673,290/
Cappe672,660/
Chape672,288/
Kgope671,768/
Capet671,624/
Soppe671,533/
Chopi671,130/
Joppe67908/
Zoppe67849/
Coops67796/
Copps67750/
Caper67637/
Copio67556/
Sophe67540/
Coupé67437/
Sopie67395/
Qophe67376/
Cophy67372/
Koepe67337/
Kopeh67327/
Coupy67299/
Copis67268/
Chopy67264/
Sopee67264/
Sopeh67237/
Coppé67233/
Capie67227/
Kopea67182/
Zodpe67161/
Kopei67156/
Coupa67151/
Tjope67133/
Capey67129/
Ciopa67129/
Kopie67128/
Kopey67125/
Coups67120/
Zopes67113/
Capez67105/
Tsope67100/
Cospy6797/
Jopes6793/
Jospe6787/
Tchoupet6784/
Czopa6781/
Sopea6775/
Copay6774/
Tchouppe6763/
Kopee6759/
Copit6756/
Soipe6753/
Copiz6750/
Scape6748/
Capeţ6740/
Sopfe6737/
Caupe6737/
Copoi6737/
Koupe6736/
Coppy6733/
Coopy6731/
Sopei6731/
Djope6731/
Zschoppe6730/
Zhope6728/
Csopa6727/
Coopa6726/
Capee6725/
Zopea6725/
Koope6724/
Koipe6723/
Capei6721/
Čoper6719/
Giope6718/
Kopez6718/
Scopi6718/
Joupe6718/
Czape6717/
Tchoupea6717/
Kopeš6717/
Joper6716/
Kohpe6716/
Ccopi6716/
Coopi6715/
Soope6714/
Jopez6713/
Jophe6713/
Kopej6712/
Cöper6712/
Kophe6711/
Copha6710/
Zophe6710/
Capea679/
Zopie679/
Kopeň678/
Scopy677/
Căpeț676/
Zopey675/
Koype675/
Tschoppe675/
Caphe674/
Kcopa674/
Coipa674/
Jopet674/
Cuipe674/
Copsø673/
Zopez673/
Jopey673/
Coppf673/
D'Cooper673/
Zoupe673/
Capeu672/
Coppeová672/
Gcoop672/
Copai672/
Sopey672/
Joope672/
Coppè672/
Coopt672/
Cuopa672/
Kopeś672/
Kopeť672/
Gcape672/
Kuope672/
Kojpe671/
Rzope671/
Cgopi671/
Jopej671/
Coupeová671/
Cuopi671/
Ciopy671/
Dzope671/
Zopee671/
Suope671/
Jopee671/
Coepi671/
Couph671/
Copês671/
Coppê671/
Cophi671/
Cópes671/
Cospi671/
Caape671/
Hkope671/
Joipe671/
Jopea671/
Kopeč671/
Kopeź671/
Košpe671/
Tzschope671/
Ţopea671/
Zopeh671/
Sopeu671/
Qhope671/
Cap'e671/
Ccopy671/
Cazpe671/
Coupë671/
Copaa671/
Hzope671/
Txope671/
Zoope671/
Capej671/
Coptt671/
Cojpi671/
Cohpa671/
Gcotp671/
Copth670/
Jopfe670/
Coupp670/
Joped670/
Capeh670/
Copfy670/
Coupi670/
Caped670/
Copip670/
Hjope670/
Zopfe670/
Coupt670/

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