Kopec Family History
Kopec Name Meaning
Polish (Kopeć): from kopeć ‘smoke soot’ probably a nickname for a dirty or swarthy person; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name for a chimneysweep or for someone who worked in a smokehouse. Czech and Slovak: topographic name from kopec ‘small ridge in the terrain small hill’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022