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

Coopwood, 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 Coopwood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Coopwood in America

Coopwood is the 54864th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Coopwood surname appeared 375 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 Coopwood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Coopwood 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 Coopwood

The surname COOPWOOD is of English origin and dates back to the late 16th century. It derives from the Old English words "cop" meaning a hilltop or summit, and "wudu" meaning a wood or forest. It likely referred to someone who lived near a wooded hilltop or in a forest settlement.

Early recordings of the name include John Coopewoode, mentioned in the Lancashire Parish Registers of 1592. There are also references to a Thomas Coupwood in Yorkshire in 1611. The name appears to have been most prevalent in the northern counties of England during this era.

One of the earliest bearers of the name was William Coopwood, born around 1625 in Northumberland. He was a landowner and farmer who owned property near the village of Warkworth. Records show he married Margaret Swinburne in 1649.

Another early example is Robert Coopwood, born in 1674 in Yorkshire. He was a merchant and trader who dealt in wool and cloth. His business dealings took him as far as the Netherlands and France in the early 1700s.

In the 18th century, the COOPWOOD name began to spread further across England. Notable figures include John Coopwood (1734-1819), a master carpenter from Lincolnshire who worked on the construction of several churches and manors in the region.

Elizabeth Coopwood (1756-1842) was a schoolteacher from Cumbria who ran a small schoolhouse and taught generations of local children for over 40 years until her retirement.

As the Industrial Revolution took hold in the 19th century, many COOPWOODs migrated to the growing cities and industrial centers. One such figure was James Coopwood (1823-1907), a coal miner from Durham who became involved in the early labor movement and workers' rights campaigns.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Coopwood

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

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 Coopwood 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 Coopwood 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 Coopwood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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