Explore the Family Name Kope

The meaning of Kope

Hungarian: 1. (Kópé): from kópé ‘funny’, ‘outlandish’, hence a nickname for a wicked but clever and humorous person. 2. (Köpe): from the old personal name Köpé.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kope has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it moved from 39,111 in 2000 to 44,500 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 13.78%. The number of people with the Kope surname also decreased during this period from 530 to 483, which is a reduction of 8.87%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Kope per 100,000 individuals dropped by 20% from 0.2 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,111	#44,500	-13.78%
Count	530	483	-8.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.16	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kope

When referring to the ethnic identity associated with the Kope surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few shifts between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, there was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 2.26% to 3.52%, marking an increase of 55.75%. Individuals who identify with two or more races saw a small reduction from 2.08% to 1.86%. The proportion of white individuals with the Kope surname reduced slightly from 93.02% to 90.68%. Furthermore, the proportion of Hispanics increased to 1.86% in 2010, whereas the census did not record any Hispanics under this surname in 2000. Notably, the count for Black individuals and American Indian and Alaskan Natives was either zero or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.02%	90.68%	-2.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.26%	3.52%	55.75%
Two or More Races	2.08%	1.86%	-10.58%
Hispanic	0%	1.86%	0%
Black	1.7%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%