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UK surname

Coopey

In the 1881 census there were 151 people recorded with the Coopey surname, ranking it #15,419 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 303, ranked #14,637, up from #15,419 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, and Tewkesbury. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Doncaster, Caerphilly and Worcester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Coopey is 328 in 2004. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 100.7%.

1881 census count

151

Ranked #15,419

Modern count

303

2016, ranked #14,637

Peak year

2004

328 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Coopey had 151 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #15,419 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 303 in 2016, ranked #14,637.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 312 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Coopey surname distribution map

The map shows where the Coopey surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Coopey surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Coopey over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 139 #13,659
1861 historical 122 #18,036
1881 historical 151 #15,419
1891 historical 193 #15,335
1901 historical 253 #13,045
1911 historical 312 #11,130
1997 modern 310 #13,241
1998 modern 317 #13,392
1999 modern 321 #13,362
2000 modern 316 #13,460
2001 modern 318 #13,205
2002 modern 326 #13,241
2003 modern 327 #13,046
2004 modern 328 #13,058
2005 modern 309 #13,552
2006 modern 310 #13,603
2007 modern 312 #13,674
2008 modern 307 #13,907
2009 modern 319 #13,832
2010 modern 318 #14,136
2011 modern 299 #14,631
2012 modern 306 #14,327
2013 modern 303 #14,651
2014 modern 311 #14,464
2015 modern 308 #14,463
2016 modern 303 #14,637

Geography

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Where Coopeys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos), Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Tewkesbury, St James Clerkenwell and Churcham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Doncaster, Caerphilly, Worcester and Herefordshire. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Ystradyfodwg (incl. Rhigos) Glamorganshire
2 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
3 Tewkesbury Gloucestershire
4 St James Clerkenwell London (Central Districts)
5 Churcham Gloucestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Doncaster 037 Doncaster
2 Caerphilly 007 Caerphilly
3 Worcester 004 Worcester
4 Herefordshire 023 Herefordshire, County of
5 Worcester 014 Worcester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Coopey

These lists show first names that appear often with the Coopey surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Coopey

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Coopey, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Coopey surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Coopey household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Coopey is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Coopey is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Coopey falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Coopey is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Coopey, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Coopey families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Coopey surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Gloucestershire leads with 91 Coopeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.50x.

County Total Index
Gloucestershire 91 31.50x
Middlesex 22 1.49x
Glamorgan 12 4.68x
Kent 8 1.59x
Monmouthshire 6 5.63x
Worcestershire 5 2.60x
Hertfordshire 2 1.97x
Herefordshire 1 1.66x
Lancashire 1 0.06x
Surrey 1 0.14x
Sussex 1 0.40x
Warwickshire 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Churcham in Gloucestershire leads with 29 Coopeys recorded in 1881 and an index of 11153.85x.

Place Total Index
Churcham 29 11153.85x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 12 44.12x
Great Shurdington 10 9090.91x
St George In East London 8 57.76x
Clerkenwell London 7 20.13x
Gloucester St Nicholas 7 522.39x
Llandaff 6 70.34x
Swansea Town 6 28.53x
Powick 5 375.94x
St Bartholomew Great 5 373.13x
Tewkesbury 5 193.80x
Woolwich 5 26.93x
Llanover 4 109.89x
Bristol St George 3 22.46x
Brockworth 3 1363.64x
Gloucester Barton St 3 177.51x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 3 56.71x
Lewisham 3 11.19x
South Hamlet 3 167.60x
Chepstow 2 110.50x
Cheshunt 2 56.34x
Westbury On Severn 2 175.44x
Birmingham 1 0.81x
Bridstow 1 294.12x
Brighton 1 2.00x
Bristol St Michael 1 40.32x
Brookthorpe 1 1250.00x
Cam 1 112.36x
Cheltenham 1 4.49x
Gloucester St John Baptist 1 53.48x
Gloucester St Mary Crypt 1 227.27x
Hackney London 1 1.21x
Huntley 1 476.19x
Kensington London 1 1.22x
Leigh 1 588.24x
Mitcheldean 1 277.78x
Pemberton 1 14.35x
Reigate Foreign 1 12.87x
Sandhurst 1 434.78x
Tibberton 1 555.56x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Coopey surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 10
Sarah 9
Elizabeth 5
Eliza 4
Ellen 3
Maria 3
Alice 2
Ann 2
Catherine 2
Edith 2
Kate 2
Ada 1
Agness 1
Amy 1
Anne 1
Caroline 1
Charlot 1
Clara 1
Comfort 1
Cora 1
E. 1
Emiley 1
Emma 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Georgina 1
Grace 1
Hannah 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Leah 1
Margaret 1
Marria 1
Martha 1
Olave 1
Rachel 1
Susannah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Coopey surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 10
Charles 9
Joseph 7
John 6
George 4
James 4
Henry 3
Thomas 3
Albert 2
Baynham 2
Geo. 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Isaac 2
Samuel 2
Sidney 2
Aaron 1
Able 1
Alfred 1
Arthur 1
Benjamin 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Hayward 1
Humphrey 1
Jesse 1
Martin 1
Mary 1
Moses 1
Raymond 1
Sydney 1
Thos.Isaac 1
Walter 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Coopey surname: questions and answers

How common was the Coopey surname in 1881?

In 1881, 151 people were recorded with the Coopey surname. That placed it at #15,419 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Coopey surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 303 in 2016. That gives Coopey a modern rank of #14,637.

What does the Coopey map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Coopey bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.