Explore the Family Name Coplin

The meaning of Coplin

1. English: variant of Copeland and Copelin. This surname is also established in Dominican Republic. Compare Coplen. 2. Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Koplin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Coplin has seen a slight decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from 16,721 to 16,917. However, the count of individuals with this last name has increased by approximately 6.86% during the same period, growing from 1,575 to 1,683. The proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 1.72%, indicating that while the total number of people with this surname has risen, its prevalence compared to other surnames has slightly dropped.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,721	#16,917	-1.17%
Count	1,575	1,683	6.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.57	-1.72%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coplin

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Coplin, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is overwhelmingly associated with White ethnicity, although this has slightly decreased from 76.89% in 2000 to 75.46% in 2010. The representation of Hispanic identity has seen a significant increase of 59.18%, rising from 4.63% to 7.37%. The percentage of those identifying as Black has decreased by 9.34%, moving from 16.06% in 2000 to 14.56% in 2010. The count for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were suppressed for privacy in 2010. Notably, those identifying with two or more races increased by 21.92%, from 1.46% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.89%	75.46%	-1.86%
Black	16.06%	14.56%	-9.34%
Hispanic	4.63%	7.37%	59.18%
Two or More Races	1.46%	1.78%	21.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0%	0%