North German: from Middle Low German koppel ‘enclosed
common pasture’, hence a topographic name for someone living near such
pasture, or possibly a status name for a commoner, i.e. someone who
had the right to use such land for his livestock.German: from the
Silesian dialect word Köppel ‘head’, a nickname for someone
with a visible deformity or peculiarity of the head.Jewish
(Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name kopl, a pet form
of Jakob (see Jacob).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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