Explore the Family Name Copas

The meaning of Copas

1. Spanish: from copas, plural of copa ‘drinking bowl’, applied possibly as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such vessels or as a topographic name for someone living in a hollow. 2. English: perhaps a topographic name from Middle English copis, coppes ‘coppice, thicket’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Copas ranked 13,530th in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to a rank of 14,564 by 2010, showing a decrease of approximately 7.64%. The total count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor decline of 0.68% during this period, moving from 2,060 in 2000 to 2,046 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the surname Copas per 100k people also decreased by about 9.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,530	#14,564	-7.64%
Count	2,060	2,046	-0.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.69	-9.21%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Copas

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Copas identified as White, accounting for 89.81% in 2000 and dipping slightly to 88.12% by 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic showed an increase from 6.89% in 2000 to 8.80% in 2010, while those identifying as Black also increased from 0.78% to 0.83% over the same decade. The percentage of those who identified as Two or more races also saw a slight rise of 4.58%. However, there were no records of individuals with the surname Copas identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.81%	88.12%	-1.88%
Hispanic	6.89%	8.8%	27.72%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1.37%	4.58%
Black	0.78%	0.83%	6.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	0%	0%