The Kupper surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 691 people carried this name — #33,121 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 20% from 862 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
389 people named Kupper live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 280 people named Kupper live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
232 people named Kupper have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 280 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 82 people named Kupper.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Kupper,
with a public archive behind them.
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Walter Kupper 1874–1953 · university teacher
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Eugen Kupper 1877–1945 · teacher
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Annelies Kupper 1906–1987 · university teacher
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Werner Kupper 1926–2014 · athletics competitor
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Werner Kupper 1926–2014 · athletics competitor
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Margarete Kupper 1930–
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kupper.
- Kuntz 10,848 · U.S. census
- Kunz 9,953 · U.S. census
- Kunze 3,351 · U.S. census
- Kupczyk 322 · U.S. census
- Kupfer 1,190 · U.S. census
- Kupiec 918 · U.S. census
- Kuras 801 · U.S. census
- Kurek 1,703 · U.S. census
- Kurowski 1,717 · U.S. census
- Kurt 1,542 · U.S. census
- Kurtz 24,216 · U.S. census
- Kury 334 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Kupper is.
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