Explore the Family Name Copsey

The meaning of Copsey

English (East Anglia): from the Old Norse personal name Kupsi, Kofsi, of uncertain origin but perhaps to be compared with Norwegian kufsa ‘to bustle’ or dialect Swedish kofsa ‘slut’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Copsey has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Copsey was ranked 29,758th in terms of most common surnames and by 2010 it had slipped to 30,570th. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 746 to 763 over this decade, representing a modest growth of 2.28%. Also, its proportion per 100,000 individuals dipped by 7.14%, from 0.28 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,758	#30,570	-2.73%
Count	746	763	2.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.26	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Copsey

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Copsey, it is predominantly linked to White ethnicity as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.78% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which dropped slightly to 95.41% in 2010. This period also saw an increase in Hispanic representation among those with the surname Copsey, growing from 1.61% to 2.10%, marking a 30.43% change. Additionally, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native rose from 0.94% to 1.18%, indicating a 25.53% change. Notably, there were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year, while the category of Two or more races started appearing in the 2010 data at 0.92%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.78%	95.41%	-1.42%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.1%	30.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.94%	1.18%	25.53%
Two or More Races	0%	0.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%