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

Koop, 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 Koop surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koop in America

Koop is the 12548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koop surname appeared 2,468 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Koop.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koop 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 Koop

The surname "Koop" is of Dutch origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "koopen," which means "to buy" or "to trade." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person who worked as a merchant or trader.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Dutch city of Amsterdam, where a certain Jan Jansz Koop was mentioned in a document dated 1592. The name also appears in various other historical records from the Netherlands during the 17th and 18th centuries.

In the early 19th century, the Koop surname began to spread beyond the Netherlands as Dutch immigrants settled in other parts of Europe and North America. One notable bearer of the name was Dirk Koop (1820-1892), a Dutch-born American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Koop & Sons Brewery in Chicago.

Another prominent individual with the surname Koop was Dr. C. Everett Koop (1916-2013), an American physician who served as the 13th Surgeon General of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He played a crucial role in raising public awareness about the AIDS epidemic and advocating for public health policies.

In the field of art, the Dutch painter Jacob Koop (1798-1849) gained recognition for his landscape paintings and scenes depicting daily life in the Netherlands during the 19th century.

The name "Koop" can also be found in historical records from other parts of Europe, such as Germany and Poland, where it may have taken on slightly different spellings or variations over time.

One notable figure with a similar surname was the German philosopher Peter Kopp (1625-1675), who made significant contributions to the field of metaphysics and was a proponent of the theory of occasionalism.

While the name "Koop" has its roots in the Netherlands, it has since spread to various parts of the world, with bearers of the name making their mark in various fields and contributing to the rich tapestry of human history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koop

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

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

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