Explore the Family Name Copelan

The meaning of Copelan

1. English (Cornwall): variant of Copeland. 2. Americanized form of Jewish Kaplan. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Herschel.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Copelan" has experienced a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 49,471, but dropped slightly to 50,275 in 2010, representing a decrease of 1.63%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of people with this surname actually increased from 399 in 2000 to 416 in 2010, an increase of 4.26%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease of 6.67%, moving from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,471	#50,275	-1.63%
Count	399	416	4.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Copelan

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Copelan" also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, which increased slightly from 91.98% in 2000 to 93.03% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw a minor increase from 1.50% to 1.68%. Notably, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased significantly, from 5.01% in 2000 down to 3.13% in 2010, a change of -37.52%. The category "Two or more races" appeared in 2010, accounting for 1.68% of Copelans. There were no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.98%	93.03%	1.14%
Black	5.01%	3.13%	-37.52%
Two or More Races	0%	1.68%	0%
Hispanic	1.5%	1.68%	12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%