Coplestone Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Coplestone Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cop(p)lestone (Devon) [the second element is the Old English stán, a stone, rock, stone castle: the first element may be a pers. name, or the local name Copple: v. Copple]

Coplestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:460,48030,233
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales21:784,20816,349

Coplestone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cop(p)lestone (Devon) [the second element is the Old English stán, a stone, rock, stone castle: the first element may be a pers. name, or the local name Copple: v. Copple]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in the parish of Colebrook, co. Devon, said to have been possessed by the-family before the Conquest. Polwhele's Devon, ii. 35. See Croker.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coplestone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coplestone is most common in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Coplestone.

How Common Is The Last Name Coplestone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,108,016th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Coplestone are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Coplestone is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 460,480. In England Coplestone is most prevalent in: Essex, where 20 percent live, East Sussex, where 19 percent live and Greater London, where 17 percent live. Other than England it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Coplestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coplestone has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Coplestone surname increased 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Copplestone95477/
Copleston95364/
Coppleston906/
Copelstone900/
Copleton8913/
Coplston890/
Coppelstone861/
Coppleton840/
Coplecton840/
Capleston840/
Capleton78361/
Kopleton789/
Chapelstone761/
Cappleton740/
Coupliton740/
Capliton671/
Kappleton630/

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