| ![Show Contents]() Coope History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Netherlands
England
Etymology of CoopeWhat does the name Coope mean? The surname Coope can be found all over the Netherlands. It derives from the word for a common medieval occupation; that of the "kuiper." The "kuiper" was a maker and repairer of wooden vessels, such as barrels, caskets, and tubs. Occupational names belong to the larger category of hereditary surnames, and were adopted by families whose ancestors had performed a certain job. Early Origins of the Coope familyThe surname Coope was first found in Holland, where the Coope family became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Deventer, in the province of Overyessel, Holland bordering Drenthe, Gelderland and Zutphen. Early History of the Coope familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coope research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1594, 1632 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Coope History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coope Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cuypert, Cuypers, Cuypherts, Cuijpers, Kuijpers, Kuypers, Kukppers, Kupers, Kuipers, de Cuypere, Cuyp, de Kuyper, Kupfer, Kupper, Kupker, Kuypker, Cypert and many more. Early Notables of the Coope familyMore information is included under the topic Early Coope Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Coope migration to the United States | + |
Coope Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Joost Coope, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "Adventurer John Davies" 2
| Coope migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: First Fleet - Mr. John Coope, (Cook), (d. 1790), British settler convicted in Norfolk, England in 1788, sentenced to 7 years for theft, transported aboard the ship "Neptune, Scarborough or Surprize" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Coope (post 1700) | + |
- Miles Coope (1916-1974), English first-class cricketer who played from 1947 to 1949 for Somerset
- Octavius Edward Coope (1814-1886), English brewer and politician, Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth (1847-1848), for Middlesex (1874-1885) and for Brentford (1885-1886)
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- 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)
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