Explore the Family Name Coffer

The meaning of Coffer

1. English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English cofre, coffre, coffer ‘box, chest’ (from Old French cof(f)rehere), used to denote a box or coffer maker (Old French coffrier), perhaps also for a treasurer. 2. Probably also an Americanized form of German Kaufer or Kauffer.

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How common is the last name Coffer in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Coffer" has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 17,388 in 2000 to 19,590 in 2010, which is a decline of approximately 12.66%. The count also dropped by about 8%, from 1,497 in 2000 to 1,377 in 2010. This resulted in a decrease of around 14.55% in the proportion of people with the Coffer surname per 100,000 population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,388	#19,590	-12.66%
Count	1,497	1,377	-8.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.47	-14.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coffer

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Coffer" also changed over this period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander doubled from 0.40% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 75.76%. There was a slight increase in the percentage of people identifying as Black, from 27.59% in 2000 to 28.03% in 2010. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 67.40% in 2000 to 66.16% in 2010, as did the percentage of those identifying as two or more races, falling from 2.14% to 1.96%. The proportion of Hispanic individuals increased from 2.14% to 2.47%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.4%	66.16%	-1.84%
Black	27.59%	28.03%	1.59%
Hispanic	2.14%	2.47%	15.42%
Two or More Races	2.14%	1.96%	-8.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.8%	100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.58%	75.76%