The Cupp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,263 people carried this name — #4,853 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,104 in 2000.

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In print

Cupp in American newspapers,
1905–1920.

Newspaper page from The Maryville Times carrying the name Cupp
The Maryville Times 1919-08-20
Newspaper page from Iowa County Democrat carrying the name Cupp
Iowa County Democrat 1905-08-03
Newspaper page from Capital Journal carrying the name Cupp
Capital Journal 1920-03-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,103 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cupp in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

312 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cupp. The most, 82, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 161
Queensland 63
New South Wales 55
South Australia 18
Western Australia 11
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cupp.

Who carried it

People named Cupp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ruth Williams Cupp
    Ruth Williams Cupp 1928–2016 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cupp,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States387 records

387 records of the Cupp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 253
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 95
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Neal J. Cupp

    Born 1917 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; office clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Socorro Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Antoine Cupp

    Arrived at New York in 1845 aboard the Maine from Bremen, aged 32; brewer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Charles Cupp

    Born 1942; from Noblesville, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 387 records for Cupp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands42 records

42 records of the Cupp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 33
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerardus Peter Cupp

    Born 1857 in Boxmeer. Married in 1879 in Boxmeer. Died 1928 in Rosmalen.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Theodora Cupp

    In the population register of Haarlem; domestic servant, born 1832 in Boxmeer.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Wendelina Cupp

    Died 1855 in Boxmeer.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Cupp in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Cupp name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Stephen Cupp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Osiris, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Cupp name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Alexandre Rene Cupp

    Born 1926 in Mézières; died 1997 in Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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