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Cooperider Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Koppenreuter or Kuppelreuter (or of some other like-sounding surname) habitational names for someone from a place called in Middle Low German or Middle High German with koppel ‘pasture’ (originally denoting a fenced area of grazing land in multiple ownership) + riute ‘cleared land’. The surnames Koppenreuter and Kuppelreuter are not (or no longer) found in Germany or in other German-speaking lands.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Cooprider, Cropper, Cooperman, Couturier, Cooperstein, Oxenrider

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Where is the Cooperider family from?

You can see how Cooperider families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cooperider family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Cooperider families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 2 Cooperider families living in Indiana. This was about 67% of all the recorded Cooperider's in USA. Indiana had the highest population of Cooperider families in 1840.
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What did your Cooperider ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Farmer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Cooperider. 56% of Cooperider men worked as a Farmer and 40% of Cooperider women worked as a Farmer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cooperider were Carpenter and Housewife. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    56%
  • Laborer
    14%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Carpenter
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    40%
  • Housework
    25%
  • Stenographer
    15%
  • Housewife
    10%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 60 immigration records available for the last name Cooperider. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 264 military records available for the last name Cooperider. For the veterans among your Cooperider ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cooperider lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2003, in the United States, Cooperider life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Cooperider in 1945 was 46, and 74 in 2003.

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