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

Kopish, 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 Kopish surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kopish in America

Kopish is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kopish surname appeared 108 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 Kopish.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kopish 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 Kopish

The surname Kopish has its origins traced back to the Central European region, specifically the areas that are now part of modern-day Poland and Germany. It is believed to have emerged during the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name Kopish is thought to be derived from the Old Polish word "kopa," which referred to a heap or mound. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify individuals who lived near a distinctive mound or hill, or perhaps those who worked as mound builders or earthworkers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kopish surname can be found in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of historical court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the 16th century. In these records, a certain Jan Kopish is mentioned in relation to a land dispute in the year 1567.

Another notable early reference to the name comes from the Prussian town of Marienburg (now Malbork, Poland), where a burgher named Hans Kopisch is documented as having lived in the late 15th century. This suggests that the name had already spread across various regions of Central Europe by that time.

In the 17th century, a German Protestant theologian and philosopher named Johann Baptist Kopisch (1592-1669) gained recognition for his writings on ethics and natural law. He was born in the town of Schöningen, in what is now Lower Saxony, Germany.

During the 18th century, the Kopish surname appeared in various records across Prussia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One notable figure was Franciszek Kopisch (1737-1817), a Polish nobleman and landowner from the Podolia region (now part of Ukraine).

In the 19th century, the German writer and traveler Karl Kopisch (1813-1858) gained fame for his poetic works and travelogues, which documented his journeys through Italy, Greece, and the Middle East.

Other historical figures bearing the Kopish surname include the Polish painter and illustrator Zygmunt Kopisch (1848-1925), known for his depictions of rural life and landscapes, and the German-American artist and sculptor Carl Kopisch (1854-1942), who contributed to several notable public works in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kopish

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

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

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