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UK surname

Coppard

In the 1881 census there were 559 people recorded with the Coppard surname, ranking it #6,192 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 629, ranked #8,388, down from #6,192 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Barming, Broadwater (incl. Worthing), Nuthurst and Bletchingley. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Lewes, Torridge and Wealden.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Coppard is 759 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 12.5%.

1881 census count

559

Ranked #6,192

Modern count

629

2016, ranked #8,388

Peak year

1911

759 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Coppard had 559 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,192 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 629 in 2016, ranked #8,388.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 759 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Coppard surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Coppard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Coppard 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 388 #6,190
1861 historical 378 #6,761
1881 historical 559 #6,192
1891 historical 626 #6,177
1901 historical 699 #6,295
1911 historical 759 #5,695
1997 modern 687 #7,353
1998 modern 706 #7,425
1999 modern 718 #7,380
2000 modern 715 #7,383
2001 modern 685 #7,485
2002 modern 716 #7,377
2003 modern 668 #7,672
2004 modern 668 #7,691
2005 modern 640 #7,855
2006 modern 636 #7,939
2007 modern 640 #7,962
2008 modern 650 #7,918
2009 modern 660 #7,978
2010 modern 670 #8,061
2011 modern 670 #7,963
2012 modern 644 #8,130
2013 modern 632 #8,391
2014 modern 627 #8,500
2015 modern 625 #8,449
2016 modern 629 #8,388

Geography

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Where Coppards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Barming, Broadwater (incl. Worthing), Nuthurst, Bletchingley, Tunbridge, Bidborough and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Lewes, Torridge, Wealden and Tunbridge Wells. 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 Barming Kent
2 Broadwater (incl. Worthing), Nuthurst Sussex
3 Bletchingley Surrey
4 Tunbridge, Bidborough Kent
5 London parishes London 3

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Lewes 001 Lewes
2 Torridge 002 Torridge
3 Wealden 005 Wealden
4 Tunbridge Wells 005 Tunbridge Wells
5 Tunbridge Wells 010 Tunbridge Wells

Forenames

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First names often paired with Coppard

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Coppard

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Coppard, 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 Coppard surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Coppard 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

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Coppard is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. 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

Mainly concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Coppard is most concentrated in decile 3 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

Coppard falls in decile 8 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Coppard is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 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 Coppard, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Coppard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Coppard 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. Sussex leads with 265 Coppards recorded in 1881 and an index of 28.88x.

County Total Index
Sussex 265 28.88x
Kent 121 6.52x
Surrey 114 4.30x
Middlesex 40 0.73x
Devon 3 0.26x
Essex 3 0.28x
Warwickshire 3 0.22x
Hampshire 2 0.18x
Staffordshire 2 0.11x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.30x
Derbyshire 1 0.12x
Dorset 1 0.28x
Huntingdonshire 1 0.93x
Yorkshire 1 0.02x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Brighton in Sussex leads with 84 Coppards recorded in 1881 and an index of 45.37x.

Place Total Index
Brighton 84 45.37x
Bletchingley 34 982.66x
Speldhurst 31 327.70x
Barming 29 2283.46x
Camberwell 22 6.33x
Tonbridge 22 32.85x
Croydon 14 9.51x
Battle 13 210.02x
Broadwater 11 52.26x
Burwash 11 258.22x
Newhaven 10 134.23x
Coulsdon 9 186.72x
Hartfield 9 310.34x
Horsham 9 50.48x
Lewisham 9 9.09x
Beddington 8 77.97x
Bow London 8 11.55x
Lambeth 8 1.69x
Newick 8 396.04x
Pevensey 8 1176.47x
Poynings 8 1355.93x
Friern Barnet 7 58.38x
Hackney London 7 2.29x
Streatham 7 17.34x
Lewes St John 6 588.24x
Lindfield 6 154.64x
Maidstone 6 10.85x
Mountfield 6 517.24x
Portslade 6 106.95x
Ardingly 5 171.23x
Cowfold 5 257.73x
Eastbourne 5 11.84x
Hythe St Leonard 5 76.22x
Islington London 5 0.95x
West Firle 5 467.29x
Wivelsfield 5 139.28x
Fletching 4 97.32x
Folkestone 4 11.10x
Hangleton 4 2666.67x
Horsted Keynes 4 186.92x
Maresfield 4 103.36x
Barcombe 3 136.36x
Birmingham 3 0.66x
Brede 3 156.25x
Brightling 3 238.10x
East Malling 3 67.57x
Lewes St Michael 3 164.84x
Mayfield 3 55.25x
Patcham 3 181.82x
Plympton Maurice 3 140.19x
Reigate Foreign 3 10.45x
Barking 2 6.36x
Bermondsey 2 1.23x
Epsom 2 15.47x
Frittenden 2 115.61x
Fulham London 2 2.53x
Godstone 2 42.11x
Hammersmith London 2 1.49x
Hastings All Sts 2 23.12x
Hawkhurst 2 34.66x
Mile End Old Town London 2 1.73x
Oxted 2 62.70x
Penshurst 2 64.10x
Slaugham 2 67.34x
St Marylebone London 2 0.69x
Stafford St Mary 2 7.69x
Bidborough 1 192.31x
Bromley 1 3.53x
Deptford St Paul 1 0.70x
Derby St Werburgh 1 2.03x
Ealing 1 2.06x
Ewhurst 1 49.02x
Hampstead London 1 1.18x
Holdenhurst 1 3.42x
Newtimber 1 243.90x
Pyecombe 1 156.25x
Southwark St Saviour 1 3.58x
St Botolph Bishopsgate 1 12.99x
West Ham 1 0.42x
Yalding 1 21.32x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 30
Elizabeth 21
Alice 16
Emily 14
Sarah 12
Jane 11
Eliza 10
Annie 9
Ellen 8
Ann 7
Helen 6
Kate 6
Ada 5
Amelia 5
Charlotte 5
Edith 5
Maria 5
Susan 5
Amy 4
Fanny 4
Florence 4
Harriet 4
Harriett 4
Louisa 4
Martha 4
Emma 3
Ethel 3
Frances 3
Hannah 3
Mabel 3
Agusta 2
Beatrice 2
Caroline 2
Charity 2
Elizth. 2
Esther 2
Laura 2
Lilian 2
Maud 2
Minnie 2
Sophia 2
Victoria 2
Bertha 1
Betsy 1
Isabela 1
Jesse 1
Jessie 1
Julia 1
Katherline 1
Violet 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 31
George 28
Thomas 21
Charles 19
John 19
Alfred 17
Henry 13
Frederick 11
Edward 10
James 8
Walter 7
Harry 6
Albert 5
Arthur 5
Stephen 5
Edwin 4
Horace 4
David 3
Dennis 3
Geo. 3
Martin 3
Wm. 3
Ambrose 2
Ernest 2
Frank 2
Fred 2
Fredk. 2
Herbert 2
Nelson 2
Richard 2
Samuel 2
Sidney 2
Alexander 1
Amos 1
Archibald 1
Chas. 1
Daniel 1
Eli 1
Elishah 1
Evalyn 1
F. 1
F.A. 1
Frederic 1
Joseph 1
Lawrence 1
Lewis 1
Marshall 1
Phillip 1
R. 1
Robert 1

FAQ

Coppard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Coppard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 559 people were recorded with the Coppard surname. That placed it at #6,192 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Coppard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 629 in 2016. That gives Coppard a modern rank of #8,388.

What does the Coppard map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Coppard 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.