Coper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Coper family

The surname Coper was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Coper family

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Coper Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cupper, Cuppar, Coper and others.

Early Notables of the Coper family

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Coper migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coper Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Humillity Coper, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 1
Tho Coper, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Coper (post 1700) +

Hans Coper (1920-1981), German/British studio potter

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)