Copson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Copson family

The surname Copson was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat. 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 year 1379 when Thomas Cobson held estates and was recorded on the tax roll of that shire.

Early History of the Copson family

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Copson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Copson, Cobson, Cobbson, Copsey, Copsi, Copperson and many more.

Early Notables of the Copson family

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Copson migration to the United States +

Copson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Daniel Copson, who arrived in New York in 1834 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Copson (post 1700) +

Edward Thomas Copson (1901-1980), mathematician
William Henry Copson (1908-1971), one of Derbyshire's best (lawn) bowlers of the twentieth century

Sources +

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)