English: metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle
English coupe ‘tub’, ‘container’ (see Cooper). In some
cases the surname may have been derived from a pub or house sign.Dutch: from koop ‘purchase’, ‘bargain’, hence a
nickname for a haggler or a metonymic occupational name for a
merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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