The Kopp surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,175 people carried this name — #3,232 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 10,912 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Kopp surname
A male surname from German.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kopp» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,542 people named Kopp live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,231 people named Kopp.
72 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 693 people named Kopp 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
210 people named Kopp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 291 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
249 people named Kopp is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Kopp in American newspapers,
1904–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 54,389 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kopp,
with a public archive behind them.
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Karl Josef Kopp 1741–1805 · artist -
Karel Kopp d. 1967 · pedagogue
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Ferdinand Kopp d. 1881 · prose writer
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Wilhelm Kopp 1461–1532 · physician
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Johann Kopp 1562–1611 · physician
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Georg Kopp 1610–1666 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kopp.
- Koob 1,139 · U.S. census
- Koos 926 · U.S. census
- Kopec 2,639 · U.S. census
- Koper 641 · U.S. census
- Kopf 2,415 · U.S. census
- Kopff 132 · U.S. census
- Koppe 387 · U.S. census
- Koralewski 328 · U.S. census
- Korb 2,287 · U.S. census
- Korczak 272 · U.S. census
- Korkmaz 222 · U.S. census
- Kormann 186 · U.S. census
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