Explore the Family Name Coplan

The meaning of Coplan

Variant of Copelan.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Coplan slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 32900 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had shifted to 32792. This change in rank signifies a growth of 0.33%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 657 to 700, which represents a 6.54% increase. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was no change; it remained at 0.24 both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,900	#32,792	0.33%
Count	657	700	6.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coplan

The ethnicity associated with the surname Coplan changed somewhat between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the overwhelming majority of those with the surname Coplan identified as White (93.46%), but by 2010, this figure decreased slightly to 92.00%. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic markedly increased from 1.52% to 2.86%, showing an increase of 88.16%. There was also a small but significant rise in those reporting two or more ethnicities, going up from 1.98% to 2.71%. It’s interesting to note that in 2010, one person reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity, whereas in 2000 there were none. The number of individuals identifying as Black dropped to zero in 2010, having been 1.67% in 2000. No one reported American Indian and Alaskan Native identity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.46%	92%	-1.56%
Hispanic	1.52%	2.86%	88.16%
Two or More Races	1.98%	2.71%	36.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Black	1.67%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%