Cooper (surname)

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Cooper is a surname.

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occupational surname, that is, derived from an occupation; in this case the maker and repairer of wooden barrels, casks, vats, etc., known as a cooper. The name evolved from the Middle English couper or cowper, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch kūper (kūp meaning "tub container").[1]

In Scotland, the name Cooper was derived from the town of Cupar, in Fife (originating from Cu—pyre, the enclosed or high fire). In the late 19th century, the name was distributed across England, but most common in three main regions: the northern midlands; Sussex and Hampshire; and Suffolk.[2]

Related names are the Dutch Kuiper, and the German Kupfer, Kupper, and Kuper.[1]

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  • Tim Cooper (brewer), managing director of Coopers Brewery
  • Tim Cooper (footballer), New Zealand international

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  • Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British Labour Party politician and 2015 Labour leadership contender

Fictional characters

  • Alison Cooper, character from Ghosts 2019 TV series
  • Barbara Cooper, character from One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)
  • Betty Cooper, character from Archie Comics
  • Buzz Cooper
    , character from the soap opera Guiding Light
  • Dale Cooper, character from the TV show Twin Peaks
  • Gwen Cooper, character from the Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood
  • Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper
    , character from The Wonder Years TV Series
  • Harriet Cooper
    , character from the 1966 Batman series
  • Joseph Cooper, character from the 2014 movie Interstellar
  • Kaitlin Cooper
    , character from the TV series The O.C.
  • Lauren Cooper, character in The Catherine Tate Show
  • Marina Cooper, character from the soap opera Guiding Light
  • Marissa Cooper, character from the TV series The O.C.
  • Mark Cooper, character from the TV series Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
  • Mike Cooper, character from the 2019 TV series Ghosts
  • Miss Cooper, a.k.a. Seki-sensei, a character from the Japanese anime Ojamajo Doremi
  • Sheldon Cooper, character from the American TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory
  • Sly Cooper
    , character from the Sly Cooper video games
  • Tamia "Coop" Cooper, a character in the television series All American
  • Valerie "Val" Cooper, character from the Marvel Universe
  • K.C. Cooper and other members of her family, from K.C. Undercover

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "Cooper Name Meaning & Cooper Family History at Ancestry.co.uk". Ancestry. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Cooper Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.io. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2022.