English and French: from Old French corp ‘raven’, probably
applied as a nickname for someone with glossy dark hair. In some cases
the English name may be derived from the cognate Old Norse
korpr.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
81,737
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