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The Kopec surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,639 people carried this name — #11,865 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 112,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,623 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

20,245 people named Kopec have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 22,108 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

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Where they live today

Subcarpathian 2,945
Lesser Poland 2,650
Masovian 2,530
Silesian 2,445
Lower Silesian 1,681
Lublin 1,528
Holy Cross 1,412
Łódź 1,179

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 240 people named Kopec.

74 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Nord.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 74
Nord 41
Pas-de-Calais 30
Meurthe-et-Moselle 10
Marne 10
Aisne 8
Oise 8
Moselle 7
Seine-et-Marne 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

42 people named Kopec is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 42

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Kopec in American newspapers,
1909.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Kopec
Fergus County Democrat 1909-07-27
Newspaper page from The Harlowton News carrying the name Kopec
The Harlowton News 1909-08-06
Newspaper page from The Roundup Record carrying the name Kopec
The Roundup Record 1909-08-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,398 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kopec,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ludvík Kopec d. 1967
  • Alois Kopec 1900–
  • Karel Kopec 1906–
  • Josef Kopec 1919–1983
  • Brunon Kopec 1923–2003
  • Dominika Tust-Kopec 1968– · chess player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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