Copp Surname

59,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Copp Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Peak or Hill- Top [Old English copp] Tho [then] gan I up the hill to goon, And fond upon the coppe a woon [retreat].— Chaucer, Hous of Fame, 1165-6.

Copp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9351:73,4478,465
England1,4791:37,6734,916
Canada1,1081:33,2544,294
Australia3361:80,3449,348
Wales1971:15,7081,698
France811:820,03498,127
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Jersey291:3,421664
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8561:28,4763,857
Wales701:22,4061,290
Jersey231:2,256373
Guernsey91:3,628639
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3341:37,6454,467

Copp (18) may also be a first name.

Copp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Peak or Hill- Top [Old English copp] Tho [then] gan I up the hill to goon, And fond upon the coppe a woon [retreat].— Chaucer, Hous of Fame, 1165-6.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the top or summit of a hill.

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

The top of a hill, or any eminence.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

As a Cornish name, from coppa, the top or summit.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Saxon.) Local. A hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Copps have now their home in the Great Torrington district. Coppe was a common name in Littleham, Exmouth, in the 17th century (Webb), and even now the name is not uncommon in the town.

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

Copp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Copp occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Copp click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Copp? popularity and diffusion

Copp is the 59,440th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 858,368 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Copp are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,935 people, or 1 in 73,447. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Nevada, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Copp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Copp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Copp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Copp last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Copp last name are 17.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Copp earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $45,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $52,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coppe892,389/
Chopp891,603/
Copps89750/
Czopp89277/
Scopp89199/
Coppf893/
Coupp890/
Cop863,474/
Choppe80244/
Couppe80171/
Chopph803/
Cioppe802/
Choupp801/
Scopph801/
Copp's801/
Cooppe800/
Tchopp800/
Coupps800/
Kopp7566,438/
Cope7544,467/
Coop754,938/
Czop754,871/
Capp754,176/
Chop754,088/
Jopp752,676/
Sopp752,661/
Coup751,062/
Cops75886/
Zopp75658/
Cuop75365/
Copt75302/
Cosp75276/
Scop75237/
Copf7526/
Csop7515/
Ciop7513/
Cobp752/
Coph751/
Tcop751/
Ckop751/
Ccop751/
Qcop751/
Copz751/
Dcop751/
Gcop751/
Tschopp733,942/
Chouppe7320/
Tchoppe735/
Coppová731/
Co6756,920/
Capps6725,917/
Koppe678,098/
Coupe677,959/
Cappe672,660/
Coope671,698/
Czapp671,193/
Joppe67908/
Zoppe67849/
Coops67796/
Chapp67739/
Chope67457/
Choup67374/
Kopps67330/
Ccope67210/
Giopp67167/
Caupp67146/
Chuop67131/
Coups67120/
Tchouppe6763/
Scoop6754/
Czopf6748/
Tsopp6747/
Tchop6736/
Scapp6720/
Choop6719/
Khopp6715/
Czope679/
Cospe677/
Cop'e677/
Jopps674/
Cappz674/
Copsø673/
Ciapp673/
Cozpe673/
Scoph673/
Choph673/
Gcoop672/
Koopp672/
Coopt672/
Juopp671/
Cappf671/
Choip671/
Hcope671/
Jospp671/
Ciopt671/
Scopf671/
Couph671/
Joppt671/
Djopp671/
Csapp671/
Coupë671/
Dsopp671/
Chzop671/
Ciope671/
Coptt671/
Gcotp671/
Soopp670/
Coipe670/
Koupp670/
Copth670/
Kuopp670/
Koppf670/
Zopps670/
Copfe670/
Joopp670/
Joipp670/
Coupt670/

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