Coop History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
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Early Origins of the Coop family

The surname Coop was first found in North Holland, a province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the Counts of Holland, one of the oldest groups of families in that area. They held a family seat at Brederode Castle near Haarlem. There are many old and quaint towns in the province including Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam, and Monnikendam. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Coop family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coop research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1262, 1647 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Coop History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Coop Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Coopman, Koopman, Coopmann, Coopeman, Cooppman, Coopmane, Coopmanes, Coopmanns, Coopmanne, van Coop, Coop and many more.

Early Notables of the Coop family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included

the Coopman family of Holland

Coop Ranking

In the United States, the name Coop is the 14,667^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Coop migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coop Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Walter Coop, (Cooper), aged 33, who landed in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "Jonathan" 2
Thomas Coop, (Cooper), aged 18, who arrived in New England aboard the ship "The Christian" in 1634 2
Peter Coop, (Cooper), aged 28, who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 2
Anthony Coop, who settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1635
Elizabeth Coop, aged 24, who arrived in New England in 1635 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Coop Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Coop, who landed in Virginia in 1719 2

Coop migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Coop Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

George Coop, aged 20, who arrived in St Christopher in 1635 2
Mr. John Coop, (Cooper), (b. 1614), aged 21, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Coop (post 1700) +

Jeans Coop, Belgian bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s
Trevor Coop, British feature film and drama camera operator
Thomas "Tom" Coop (1863-1929), English rugby union footballer
Mick Coop (b. 1948), retired English professional football right back
Franco Coop (1891-1962), Italian film actor

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm