Copeman Surname

151,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Copeman Surname Definition:

(English) = Cope (q.v.) + man. (Teutonic) Merchant, Tradesman, Dealer; Chapman [from Scandinavian or Dutch: cp. Swedish köpman and Dano-Norwegian kjöbmand = Dutch koopman-Ger. kaufmann]

Copeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2251:45,4845,730
United States6301:575,33247,145
Canada4171:88,3599,764
Australia3891:69,3988,234
South Africa971:558,53343,702
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Wales301:103,1518,167
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7071:34,4774,512
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Copeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) = Cope (q.v.) + man. (Teutonic) Merchant, Tradesman, Dealer; Chapman [from Scandinavian or Dutch: cp. Swedish köpman and Dano-Norwegian kjöbmand = Dutch koopman-Ger. kaufmann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A chapman or merchant. Halliwell. 2. Bailey says that cope was a tribute paid to the king out of the lead mines in Wicksworth, co. Derby. Perhaps the collector of this tax was the original Copeman. 3. Cope is also the name of a priest's vestment; and the Copeman may have been the maker of that article. 4. It may be equivalent to Hillman. See Cope.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Copeman Last Name Facts

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

Copeman is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Copeman? popularity and diffusion

Copeman is the 151,889th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,513,814 people. Copeman is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Copeman reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Copeman is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,225 people, or 1 in 45,484. In England it is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 22 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 7 percent live. Barring England Copeman occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Copeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Copeman has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Copeman surname increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 612 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Copeman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Baptist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Copeman surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Copeman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.1% more than the national average, earning R 549,192 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Copemann9340/
Copetman939/
Coppeman936/
Coopeman931/
Chopeman930/
Capeman868/
Kopeman864/
Copemon861/
Sopeman860/
Coupaman80150/
Capoeman8057/
Kopetman8044/
Copitman808/
Kopemann802/
Chopiman801/
Chapeman800/
Cappeman800/
Kopaman714/
Kopiman711/
Kopytman67154/
Kopitman6736/
Capitman6726/
Chapiman671/
Chapemon671/
Cahpaman671/
Kapetman671/

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