| ![Show Contents]() Cosper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England Early Origins of the Cosper familyThe surname Cosper was first found in Northumberland in the year 1061 when Earl Gospatrick accompanied Tostig on a pilgrimage to Rome. He was of Saxon and Pictish blood. He was "son of Maldred by Algyth or Ealdgyth, daughter of the Northumbrian Earl Uhtred, by his third wife, Elgiva or Ælfgifu, daughter of Ethelred the Unready, was probably the young noble called 'Gaius patricius' in the 'Life of Eadward the Confessor' " 1 Hutton-Rudby, a township, in the parish of Rudby-in-Cleveland, union of Stokesley in the North Riding of Yorkshire was an ancient family seat. "This place, in Domesday Book written Hotun, was the property of Gospatrick, Earl of Northumberland, but on the rebellion of that noble was bestowed by the Conqueror upon the Earl of Morton." 2 Early History of the Cosper familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cosper research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1067, 1125, 1295, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Cosper History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cosper Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gospatrick, Cospatrick and others. Early Notables of the Cosper familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cosper Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cosper RankingIn the United States, the name Cosper is the 7,422nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Cosper familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cosper (post 1700) | + |
- Kina Cosper (b. 1969), American musician, best known for her work with Grammy Award-nominated group Brownstone
- Kit Cosper (b. 1967), American co-founder of Linux Hardware Solutions, founding director of Linux International, the sixth employee at Red Hat
- Scott Cosper, American politician, Member of the Texas House of Representatives (2017-)
| Historic Events for the Cosper family | + |
St. Francis Dam - Mr. Marvin Cosper, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928
- Mr. Purl Cosper, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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