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

Koopman, 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 Koopman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koopman in America

Koopman is the 12766th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koopman surname appeared 2,417 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 Koopman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koopman 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 Koopman

The surname Koopman is of Dutch origin and dates back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Middle Dutch words "koop" meaning trade or purchase, and "man" meaning man. This surname was originally given to merchants or traders who dealt in goods and commodities.

The earliest known record of the name Koopman can be found in the Dutch city of Leiden in the year 1487. It appears in municipal archives, where a Willem Koopman is listed as a merchant dealing in textiles. The name was also prevalent in other Dutch cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam during the 16th and 17th centuries, when the Netherlands was a major maritime trading power.

In the 17th century, the name Koopman was found in various spellings such as Coopman, Coopmann, and Koopmans, reflecting the variations in orthography during that time. The name was also associated with certain place names, such as Koopmanshaven (literally translated as "merchant's harbor") in the city of Dordrecht.

One of the earliest known historical figures with the surname Koopman was Jan Koopman, a Dutch sailor and explorer who accompanied the famous Dutch navigator Willem Barents on his expedition to the Arctic in 1596. Another notable figure was Hessel Koopman, a Dutch Golden Age painter who was active in the mid-17th century and known for his still-life paintings.

In the 18th century, the name Koopman spread beyond the Netherlands to other parts of Europe and the Americas. For instance, Johann Koopman (1734-1811) was a German Baroque composer and organist who lived and worked in Sweden. Adrianus Koopman (1736-1808) was a Dutch-American settler and farmer who was one of the first European settlers in what is now the state of Tennessee.

During the 19th century, the name Koopman was found in various parts of the world due to Dutch emigration and trade. One notable figure was Tobias Koopman (1840-1904), a Dutch-American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of San Francisco from 1893 to 1895.

Throughout its history, the surname Koopman has been associated with mercantile activities and trade, reflecting its origins as an occupational surname given to merchants and traders in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koopman

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

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

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