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ArchivesRe: The surname Copen
in reply to a message by MBA
Source: ancestry.com
Copen:variant of Coppin.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Koppen.
and for Koppen: patronymic from a reduced pet form of the personal name Jakob. Habitational name from any of several places named Koppen.
(for the meaning of Jakob, click here: http://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob)
Copen:variant of Coppin.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Koppen.
and for Koppen: patronymic from a reduced pet form of the personal name Jakob. Habitational name from any of several places named Koppen.
(for the meaning of Jakob, click here: http://www.behindthename.com/name/jacob)
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