Copper Surname
Approximately 5,788 people bear this surname
Copper Surname Definition:
For Cooper, q.v.
Copper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,688 | 1:98,281 | 10,935 |
| England | 648 | 1:85,985 | 9,406 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Australia | 276 | 1:97,811 | 11,085 |
| Liberia | 229 | 1:19,251 | 1,950 |
| Netherlands | 149 | 1:113,337 | 18,073 |
| Iran | 92 | 1:834,593 | 41,130 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 493 | 1:49,443 | 6,050 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 764 | 1:65,731 | 7,156 |
Copper (379) may also be a first name.
Copper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Cooper, q.v.
A cup bearer. "Palice of Honour," quoted by Jamieson. Anglo-Saxon cop, a cup.
The surname Cooper is an occupational name. It stems from the Middle English word ‘coupere’, meaning ‘a maker or repairer of wooden casks, buckets or tubs’. The Middle English word derives from a Latin word, ‘cuparius’.
In medieval times the occupation of cooper played a vital part in commercial and community life, for in those days all liquids were conveyed in tubs and barrels. The craft of coopering is still practised today to produce wooden barrels for real ale, whisky and port (and any other liquid to be ‘matured in wood’).
As is to be expected of such a widespread profession, the name Cooper is relatively evenly distributed all over the country, with the unaccountable exception of parts of the North. For this reason, there are many spelling variations. These include Couper, Cowper and even Cupper. Another variation is Copper, though in some cases this means ‘worker in copper’ (as in the variation Coppersmith). Another variation of Cooper is spelt Coopper, though it is now rare.
The earliest mention of this name occurs in the Pipe Rolls for Surrey of 1176—7. Here one Robert (le) Cupere is mentioned. The Pipe Rolls for Norfolk of 1181—2 also mention two le Cuperes. The French ‘le’ is strictly Norman, becoming widespread in England after the Conquest. It was particularly prevalent in occupational names-thus Robert the Cooper, Charles the Baker, and so on.
The Worshipful Company of Coopers in the City of London was founded in 1501. This Livery Company maintained the standards of the trade, also supervising apprenticeships. Originally it was a guild which consisted of makers of all kinds of wooden casks and buckets, as well as barrels.
The Cooper is a famous British racing car. The first version was built in 1946 by John Cooper and his father, Charles. By 1955 the Cooper was a world-beater and, with Jack Brabham driving, won the Australian Grand Prix. From 1959 through the early 1960s the Cooper (now with a Coventry- Climax engine) dominated the Grand Prix field and won the World Championship.
The surname has long dominated the world’s stages and cinemas. Notable thespians include Dame Gladys Cooper (1888—1971), Gary Cooper (1901—61), Lady Diana Cooper (b.1892) and Jackie Cooper (b.1921).
The United Kingdom has a Coopersdale Common and a town called Coopernook. The United States has 7 Cooper-related towns including Cooperstown, well known in America for its Baseball Hall of Fame. New Zealand has a Cooper Island while Canada and Australia have Cooper mountains.
With about 158,000 namesakes Cooper is the 27th most popular surname in England and Wales. (The name is not common enough throughout Scotland to be counted separately.) Cooper is notably popular in and around Sheffield where an estimated one in about 290 families bears the name. In descending numerical order Leicester, Nottingham and Birmingham are other Cooper strongholds. Around the world Coopers are most common in Sydney (one in 701 families), Auckland (one in 713) and Canberra (one in 719). The United States has more Coopers than the entire population of Leicester-an estimated total of just over 283,000 makes this their 57th most popular surname.
Copper Demographics
Average Male Copper Height
176.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Copper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Copper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Copper is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Copper.
How Common Is The Last Name Copper? popularity and diffusion
Copper is the 83,621st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,259,078 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Copper are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 445,512th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 379 people.
Copper is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,688 people, or 1 in 98,281. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Ghana, where 5 percent live.
Copper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Copper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Copper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Copper last name are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.39% being registered with the political party.
The amount Copper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $50,924 CAD per year.
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