Copeland Surname

6,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Copeland Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Copeland, a form of Copland, q.v.

Copeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States75,3881:4,808533
England6,5401:8,5201,242
Canada3,6421:10,1171,510
Australia2,1901:12,3271,795
Jamaica1,0041:2,859444
Scotland9291:5,763940
Northern Ireland6541:2,821573
New Zealand4161:10,8851,903
Ireland4011:11,7431,468
Liberia3281:13,4411,427
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Venezuela1521:198,7115,422
Thailand1411:500,98187,346
Wales1381:22,4242,380
Trinidad and Tobago1361:10,0291,390
Panama671:58,3922,702
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Israel441:194,49219,021
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
France291:2,290,439180,028
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Guyana251:30,4893,301
Cayman Islands221:2,904371
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Greece191:583,14770,237
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Bermuda121:5,440820
China121:113,943,4645,994
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Finland111:499,70030,478
Norway111:467,48139,375
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6071:7,2981,127
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4131:10,1021,532
Scotland4201:8,9121,181
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4851:4,790596

Copeland (743) may also be a first name.

Copeland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Copeland, a form of Copland, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Copeland (bought land), in Cumberland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Copeland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Copeland occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Copeland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Copeland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,073rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 78,266 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Copeland are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Copeland is also the 301,729th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 743 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 75,388 people, or 1 in 4,808. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 94 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Copeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Copeland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 719 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 34 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 13,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Copeland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Copeland surname is predominantly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Copeland last name are 12.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.87% registered with the party.

The amount Copeland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning 366,978 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 112.21% more than the national average, earning R 504,288 per year; in United States they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $40,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $54,566 CAD per year.

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Copeland Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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