The copeman Surname
copeman Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a merchant or trader, Middle English copman, from Old Norse kaupma{dh}r, cognate with Old English ceapmann (see Chapman). Kaupma{dh}r is also found as a personal name in England, and this use may lie behind some cases of the surname.
- Probably an Americanized spelling of North German Koopmann or Dutch Coopman.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 29 - Messages: 92
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Copeman | Don Muir | 17 |
| James Copeman born 1814 Suffolk England | Phyllis Holven | 2 |
| Frank J Copeman of New York |
 KDKula1
| 1 |
| Ronald O'Rourke | Todd Brunner | 0 |
| Descendants of John Copeman d.1531 | Michael Charles Copeman | 2 |
| Descendants of John Copeman d.1531 | Michael Charles Copeman | 7 |
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rthomasleyte
| 10 |
| Charles W & Sarah (McVicar) Copeman, Maine |
David Wilder
| 1 |
| Copeman, Bradfield, Everett, Vynne, |
nedeverett
| 0 |
| Copeman Family in Norfolk, England |
| 2 |
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