Explore the Family Name Coppess

The meaning of Coppess

1. Americanized form of German Kappus or of the variant Kappes. 2. Probably also an altered form of Dutch Koppes or Coppes. Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Coppess has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Coppess was ranked 45,482nd in terms of popularity, but it slipped to 46,568th by 2010, representing a change of -2.39%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 443 to 457 during this period, a rise of 3.16%. The proportion per 100,000 of the population also decreased slightly from 0.16 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,482	#46,568	-2.39%
Count	443	457	3.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coppess

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Coppess, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identified as White, although their percentage dropped slightly from 97.74% to 95.40%. Interestingly, the Hispanic population identifying with the Coppess surname saw a significant increase, rising from 1.13% to 2.41%, indicating more diversity among those carrying the name. The data also shows that a small percentage (1.53%) of people with the Coppess surname identified as having two or more races in 2010, a category not recorded in 2000. However, no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.74%	95.4%	-2.39%
Hispanic	1.13%	2.41%	113.27%
Two or More Races	0%	1.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%