Brief Life History of John
John Cooper was born on 19 September 1801 as the son of Thomas Cooper and Sarah.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- John Cooper, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Cooper, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
Spouse and Children
1801– Male
1802– Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1815
Age 14
1823
Age 22
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
Age 30
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a maker and repairer of wooden vessels such as barrels, tubs, buckets, casks, and vats, from Middle English couper, cowper (apparently from Middle Dutch kūper, a derivative of kūp ‘tub, container’, which was borrowed independently into English as coop). The prevalence of the surname, its cognates, and equivalents bears witness to the fact that this was one of the chief specialist trades in the Middle Ages throughout Europe. In North America, the English surname has absorbed some cases of like-sounding cognates from other languages, for example Dutch Kuiper .
Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kupfer and Kupper (see Kuper ).
Dutch: occupational name for a buyer or merchant, Middle Dutch coper.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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