How common is the surname Coop?

1,661 people in the United States had the surname Coop in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. It ranked 17,087th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Coop?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Coop identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Coop?

Denys Coop, British cinematographer (1920-1981).

Where is the surname Coop most common?

Wikidata records people named Coop in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Coop getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,661 in 2010, down 6.3%.

Is Coop also a first name?

Yes. Coop is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Coop

A surname, carried by 1,661 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coop is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

Clipping of Cooper.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,661 people named Coop in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. That is down 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,773.

#17,087

rank among US surnames

1,661

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-6.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,235)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,080	Wile	1,662	185,767
#17,087	Kendig	1,661	185,879

Who is named Coop

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Coop identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coops

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Denys Coop
British cinematographer (1920-1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Coop

Coop has the Soundex code C100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C100.

Questions

Where does the surname Coop come from?: Clipping of Cooper.
How common is the surname Coop?: 1,661 people in the United States had the surname Coop in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. It ranked 17,087th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coop?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Coop identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Coop?: Denys Coop, British cinematographer (1920-1981).
Where is the surname Coop most common?: Wikidata records people named Coop in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Coop getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,773 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,661 in 2010, down 6.3%.
Is Coop also a first name?: Yes. Coop is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.