How common is the surname Copes?

1,898 people in the United States had the surname Copes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,669 Americans. It ranked 15,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Copes?

Juan Carlos Copes, Argentine tango dancer, choreographer, and performer (1931–2021).

Where is the surname Copes most common?

Wikidata records people named Copes in Argentina.

Is the surname Copes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,898 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Copes

A surname, carried by 1,898 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Copes is more common than 90.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,898 people named Copes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 162,669 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,783.

#15,434

rank among US surnames

1,898

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,177)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,429	Krout	1,899	162,583
#15,434	Mantilla	1,898	162,669
#15,442	Mealey	1,897	162,755

Who is named Copes

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

50% of people named Copes identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Copess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Juan Carlos Copes
Argentine tango dancer, choreographer, and performer (1931–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Copes

Copas

Copes has the Soundex code C120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C120.

Questions

How common is the surname Copes?: 1,898 people in the United States had the surname Copes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,669 Americans. It ranked 15,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Copes?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Copes identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Copes?: Juan Carlos Copes, Argentine tango dancer, choreographer, and performer (1931–2021).
Where is the surname Copes most common?: Wikidata records people named Copes in Argentina.
Is the surname Copes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,898 in 2010, up 6.4%.