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The Kopf surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,415 people carried this name — #12,775 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 122,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (2,424).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kopf surname

German surname, borrowed from German Kopf (see below).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kopf» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 351 people named Kopf.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Bas-Rhin 149
Haut-Rhin 60
Vosges 33
Paris 20
Yvelines 8
Moselle 8
Marne 5
Lot-et-Garonne 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

150 people named Kopf live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 50
Bern 17
Vaud 15
St. Gallen 13
Aargau 13
Basel-Landschaft 11
Glarus 8
Thurgau 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 65 people named Kopf live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 48
City of Buenos Aires 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

61 people named Kopf have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 87 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 24
Lublin 15
Silesian 11
Lesser Poland 6
Masovian 3
Opole 2

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

In print

Kopf in American newspapers,
1919.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Kopf
Daily Kennebec Journal 1919-10-09
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Kopf
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-10-09
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Kopf
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-10-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 239,589 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kopf,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter Kopf 1593–1635 · notary
  • Ferdinand Kopf 1729–1810 · theologian
  • David Traugott Kopf 1788–1865 · writer
  • Josef Kopf 1824–1885 · master builder
  • Hans Kopf 1847–1914 · balneologist
  • Ferdinand Kopf 1857–1943 · lawyer

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

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Surnames next to Kopf.

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