Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɑ.pəɹ.ˌfild/(American English) /ˈkɒ.pə.ˌfiːld/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Created from the English words copper and field by the author Charles Dickens, who used it for the title character in his novel David Copperfield (1850). Related Names Rootscuprum + feld Categories colors, invented, magicians, metals