Kopf Family History

Kopf Surname Meaning

German (also Köpf): metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cups or flasks from Middle High German kopf ‘flask’ (from Late Latin cuppa ‘cask’).

German (also Köpf) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with some noticeable peculiarity or deformity of the head from Middle High German kopf (the same word as in 1 above used in a transferred sense which during the Middle Ages gradually ousted the earlier word houbet ‘head’).

German Kopf. Compare Koepf.

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

Similar surnames: Kopp, Knopf, Koff, Zopf, Klopf, Kops, Hopf, Topf, Korf, Kos

45K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
13K	Military Records
3K	Immigration Records
10K	Census and Voter Lists
18K	Member Trees

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Where is the Kopf family from?

You can see how Kopf families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kopf family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Kopf families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 Kopf family living in Northumberland. This was about 50% of all the recorded Kopf's in United Kingdom. Northumberland and 1 other county had the highest population of Kopf families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Kopf surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Kopf ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Kopf. 16% of Kopf men worked as a Farmer and 12% of Kopf women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kopf were Clerk 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.

Farmer

16%

Salesman

11%

Laborer

Clerk

Stenographer

12%

Clerk

11%

Bookkeeper

10%

Housewife

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Census Record

There are 10K census records available for the last name Kopf. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kopf census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Kopf. 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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Military Records

There are 13K military records available for the last name Kopf. For the veterans among your Kopf ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kopf lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Kopf life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Kopf in 1946 was 61, and 79 in 2004.

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Kopf Surname Meaning

German (also Köpf): metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cups or flasks from Middle High German kopf ‘flask’ (from Late Latin cuppa ‘cask’).

German Kopf. Compare Koepf.

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

Where is the Kopf family from?

What did your Kopf ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

16%

Salesman

11%

Laborer

Clerk

Stenographer

12%

Clerk

11%

Bookkeeper

10%

Housewife

What Kopf family records will you find?

What is the average Kopf lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Kopf life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Kopf in 1946 was 61, and 79 in 2004.

Kopf Family History

Kopf Surname Meaning

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Kopf Surname Meaning

91,000 record(s) for Kopf

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Where is the Kopf family from?

What did your Kopf ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Kopf family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Kopf lifespan?

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