Find out how popular the last name Cooperman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cooperman.

Cooperman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cooperman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cooperman in America

Cooperman is the 19933rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cooperman surname appeared 1,346 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cooperman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cooperman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cooperman

The surname Cooperman is of English origin, derived from the occupational name "cooper," which refers to a maker and repairer of wooden casks, barrels, and tubs. The name can be traced back to the late 12th century in England, with records showing variations such as "le Cupere" and "Cupere."

In the 13th century, the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, where a person named Richard le Cuper is mentioned. This is one of the earliest recorded instances of the name in its anglicized form.

During the medieval period, the surname Cooperman was prevalent in the counties of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, where the cooper trade was in high demand due to the thriving brewing and agricultural industries.

One notable bearer of the name was John Cooperman, a prominent cooper in the city of York during the 15th century. His name appears in various guild records and trade documents from that era.

In the 16th century, the surname Cooperman can be found in the parish records of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, where a family with this name resided for several generations. The name is also recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Norfolk in 1589, indicating its presence in that region.

During the 17th century, the Cooperman surname spread to other parts of England, as evidenced by the birth records of William Cooperman in Staffordshire in 1632 and the marriage of Thomas Cooperman in Somerset in 1678.

One of the earliest known references to the name in North America comes from the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the late 17th century, where a Joseph Cooperman is listed as a resident of Boston.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Cooperman surname continued to be associated with the cooper trade, with many bearers of the name working in this occupation. Notable individuals include:

1. Samuel Cooperman (1744-1821), a master cooper from Kent, England, who established a successful barrel-making business.
2. Elizabeth Cooperman (1782-1856), a cooper from Yorkshire, who was one of the first women to be admitted to the Coopers' Guild.
3. John Cooperman (1801-1879), a cooper from Lincolnshire, who immigrated to Canada and became a prominent figure in the barrel-making industry in Ontario.
4. William Cooperman (1823-1901), a cooper from Norfolk, England, who later moved to Australia and continued his trade there.
5. Mary Cooperman (1856-1932), a cooper from Somerset, England, who was known for her exceptional craftsmanship and apprenticed several young coopers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cooperman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cooperman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cooperman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cooperman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cooperman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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