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Cooper (surname)

Cooper is a surname.

In England, it was occupational surname, that is, derived from an occupation; in this case the maker and repairer of wooden barrels, casks, vats, etc., known as a cooper. The name evolved from the Middle English couper or cowper, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch kūper (kūp meaning "tub container").

In Scotland, the name Cooper was derived from the town of Cupar, in Fife (originating from Cu—pyre, the enclosed or high fire). In the late 19th century, the name was distributed across England, but most common in three main regions: the northern midlands; Sussex and Hampshire; and Suffolk.

Related names are the Dutch Kuiper, and the German Kupfer, Kupper, and Kuper.

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* Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2021), with Leeds United
* Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1950), Welsh footballer with Lincoln City
*Thomas Cooper (American politician, born 1759) (1759–1840), American educationalist and political philosopher in South Carolina
*Thomas Cooper (American politician, born 1764) (1764–1829), U.S. congressman from Delaware
*Thomas Cooper (bishop) (c. 1517–1594), English bishop of Lincoln and Winchester
*Thomas Cooper (brewer) (1826–1897), founder of Coopers Brewery
*Thomas Cooper (Parliamentarian) (died 1659), colonel in the Parliamentary Army and politician
:*Thomas Cooper (poet) (1805–1892), English poet and Chartist
*Thomas Cooper de Leon (1839–1914), American journalist, author and playwright
*Thomas Apthorpe Cooper (1776–1849), English actor
*Thomas E. Cooper (born 1943), Assistant Secretary, U.S. Air Force
*Thomas Edwin Cooper (1874–1942), English architect
*Thomas Frederick Cooper, Tommy Cooper (1921–1984), British comedian and magician
*Thomas Frederick Cooper (watchmaker) (1789–1863), English watchmaker
*Thomas Haller Cooper (1919–1987), member of the British Free Corps and convicted traitor
*Thomas Joshua Cooper (born 1946), American landscape photographer
*Thomas Buchecker Cooper (1823–1862), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania
*Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803–1902), English painter
*Thomas Thornville Cooper (1839–1878), English traveller in China
*Thomas Valentine Cooper (1835–1909), American politician from Pennsylvania
*Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross (1892–1955), Scottish politician, judge and historian

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  • Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British Labour Party politician and 2015 Labour leadership contender

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