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COOPER - Name Meaning & Origin

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COOPER Surname Meaning & Origin:
Cooper is an English occupational name for one who made and sold casks, buckets and tubs.

Cooper is the 64th most popular surname in the United States and the 29th most common surname in England.

Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
KOOPER, KOEPER, KUPFER, COOPERS, COOPERMAN, COPER, COOBER, COOPEY, COPPER
Genealogy Resources for the Surname COOPER:

100 Most Common U.S. Surnames & Their Meanings
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Cooper Family Genealogy Forum
Search this popular genealogy forum for the Cooper surname to find others who might be researching your ancestors, or post your own Cooper query.

FamilySearch - COOPER Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the Cooper surname and its variations.

COOPER Surname & Family Mailing Lists
RootsWeb hosts several free mailing lists for researchers of the Cooper surname.

Cousin Connect - COOPER Genealogy Queries
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname Cooper, and sign up for free notification when new Cooper queries are added.

DistantCousin.com - COOPER Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Cooper.

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References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.

Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.

Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.


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