# Kuiper (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kuiper/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,412 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,789 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 128,004 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (2,268 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkaɪpɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Kuipers, Kuijpers, Kuypers |

## Etymology

From Dutch Kuiper. Doublet of Cooper.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kuiper in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Keiper, Kuper, Kiper, Kifer, Kupfer, Kiefer, Keefer, Kieffer, Kapoor, Keffer, Keever, Kober.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.