Coppenger Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Coppenger Surname Definition:
' Copenere ' is the Anglo-Saxon for lover; but a more probable derivation is from coppin, which Halliwell defines as ' a piece of yarn taken from the spindle.' A Coppinger was then perhaps in medieval times one who had the care of yarn or who produced it.
Read More About This SurnameCoppenger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 285 | 1:1,271,786 | 89,511 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Coppenger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
' Copenere ' is the Anglo-Saxon for lover; but a more probable derivation is from coppin, which Halliwell defines as ' a piece of yarn taken from the spindle.' A Coppinger was then perhaps in medieval times one who had the care of yarn or who produced it. To live like a Coppihger is a Suffolk proverb, which points to the wealth and hospitality of a family of this name who flourished in the XVI. and XVII. cent. at Buxhall in that county. Gent. Mag. Jan. 1831. The name is found in the archives of Cork so early as temp. Edw. II. R.L.G.
Coppenger Demographics
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Coppenger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coppenger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coppenger is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coppenger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 919,444th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name Coppenger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Coppenger reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 1,271,786. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 27 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States Coppenger occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Coppenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Coppenger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coppenger surname rose 528 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coppenger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Coppenger last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Coppenger surname are 39.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.21% registered to vote for the political party.
Coppenger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $42,578 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copenger | 94 | 0 | / |
| Coppinger | 89 | 3,451 | / |
| Coppeneur | 89 | 25 | / |
| Cappenger | 89 | 0 | / |
| Copener | 88 | 1 | / |
| Copphinger | 84 | 2 | / |
| Coppingerr | 84 | 1 | / |
| Scoppinger | 84 | 0 | / |
| Copinger | 82 | 89 | / |
| Coppinge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Capenger | 82 | 0 | / |
| Coppenshier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Koppinger | 78 | 410 | / |
| Coopinger | 78 | 6 | / |
| Cappinger | 78 | 2 | / |
| Coppinser | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cotpinger | 78 | 1 | / |
| Coppinges | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cappetner | 78 | 0 | / |
| Copfinger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Keppenger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Soppinger | 78 | 0 | / |
| Capener | 75 | 1,067 | / |
| Copeñer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Capenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koeppinger | 74 | 2 | / |
| Capinger | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kapenger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kopinger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keppinger | 67 | 473 | / |
| Kopfinger | 67 | 240 | / |
| Köppinger | 67 | 95 | / |
| Kappinger | 67 | 14 | / |
| Caspinger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capihnger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koppimger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaupenger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapengere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zopfinger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cappinjer | 67 | 0 | / |
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