Cupps History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Cupps

What does the name Cupps mean?

The ancient Pictish-Scottish family that first used the name Cupps lived in the place named Colp in Aberdeenshire.

Early Origins of the Cupps family

The surname Cupps was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland.

One of the first records of the family was Johannes Coup who was recorded there in Aberdeen in 1408. "A 'commone hande bell, with ale proffetis,' was granted to William Colp and his son, David Colp in the same town in 1503, and a payment was made in 1518 to Sir Andrew Cup, evidently a cleric." 1

Early History of the Cupps family

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Cupps Spelling Variations

The arts of spelling and translation were yet in their infancies when surnames began, so there are an enormous number of spelling variations of the names in early Scottish records. This is a particular problem with Scottish names because of the numerous times a name might have been loosely translated to English from Gaelic and back. Cupps has been spelled Culp, Colp, Cup, Cope and others.

Early Notables of the Cupps family

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Cupps Ranking

the United States, the name Cupps is the 16,584^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Cupps migration to Australia +

Cupps Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mary A. Cupps, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eliza" in 1849 3

Cupps migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Cupps Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John Cupps, (b. 1852), aged 23, English labourer from Oxford travelling from London aboard the ship "Waimate" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 4th December 1875 4
Mrs. Sarah Cupps, (b. 1852), aged 23, English settler from Oxford travelling from London aboard the ship "Waimate" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 4th December 1875 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Cupps (post 1700) +

Scott Cupps, American politician, Member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2020-)
Gabe Cupps (b. 2004), American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference

Sources +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ELIZA 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Eliza.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html