Explore the Family Name Cooperider
The meaning of Cooperider
Americanized form of German Koppenreuter or Kuppelreuter (or of some other like-sounding surname), habitational names for someone from a place called in Middle Low German or Middle High German with koppel ‘pasture’ (originally denoting a fenced area of grazing land in multiple ownership) + riute ‘cleared land’. The surnames Koppenreuter and Kuppelreuter are not (or no longer) found in Germany or in other German-speaking lands.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Cooperider in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cooperider has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 56,526th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 59,901st. Despite this decrease in rank, the count of individuals with the last name Cooperider only dipped slightly from 338 to 337 during the same period. This slight drop corresponds to a 15.38% decrease in proportion per 100,000 people.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #56,526 | #59,901 | -5.97% |
| Count | 338 | 337 | -0.3% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.13 | 0.11 | -15.38% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cooperider
As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cooperider, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly associated with those identifying as White. In 2000, about 98.52% of individuals with the surname identified as White, though this percentage dropped slightly to around 97.03% in 2010. The Census data also showed an emergence of a small Hispanic population among those with the Cooperider surname, rising to 1.78% in 2010. No significant numbers were observed for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.52% | 97.03% | -1.51% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.78% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |