Explore the Family Name Coppa

The meaning of Coppa

Italian (southern): from coppa ‘drinking bowl’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name or as a topographic name for someone who lived in a hollow. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Giovanni, Mario, Attilio, Aurelio, Camillo, Carlo, Ciro, Concetta, Dino, Elio, Gaetano, Gennaro, Giosue, Gustavo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Coppa witnessed a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 22,352 and by 2010, it had dropped to 22,530, marking a decrease of 0.8%. However, the number of individuals with the Coppa surname increased by 6.14%, from 1,075 in 2000 to 1,141 in 2010. This resulted in a small dip in the proportion per 100,000 people, decreasing by 2.5% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,352	#22,530	-0.8%
Count	1,075	1,141	6.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.39	-2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coppa

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Coppa surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides an interesting perspective. The majority of individuals identified as White, although this percentage decreased by 4.19% from 93.58% in 2000 to 89.66% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic experienced notable increases, up by 41.07% and 69.86% respectively. Those identifying as two or more races also saw a significant increase of 129.23%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were at 0.47% in 2000 but data for these groups in 2010 was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.58%	89.66%	-4.19%
Hispanic	4.28%	7.27%	69.86%
Two or More Races	0.65%	1.49%	129.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.79%	41.07%
Black	0.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0%	0%