Koper Family History
Koper Name Meaning
Polish Slovak and Slovenian: from koper ‘dill fennel’ a topographic name or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of herbs and spices. German (also Köper): occupational name from Middle Low German kopere ‘salesman dealer merchant’. German (Köper): variant of Küpper (see Kupper ). Dutch: occupational name from Middle Dutch coper(e) ‘salesman dealer merchant’ or a metonymic occupational name for a coppersmith from Dutch koper ‘copper’. Compare Kooper .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022