COPELAND Family Tree and COPELAND Genealogy Records

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This surname is of Old Norse origin, and is a locational name from Copeland in Cumberland, or Coupland in Northumberland, both so called from the Old Norse "kaupland" meaning "bought land", a feature worthy of note during the early Middle Ages, when land was rarely sold, but held by feudal tenure and handed down from one generation to the next. The placenames are recorded as "Couplanda" (1125) in the Register of the Priory of St. Bees, and as "Coupland" (1242) in the Book of Fees, respectively.

During the Middle Ages when it was increasingly common for people to migrate from their birthplace to seek work further afield, the custom developed that they would adopt the placename as a means of identification. The surname dates back to the early 13th Century (see below), and early recordings include: William de Copeland (1256) in the Assize Court Rolls of Northumberland, and Thomas Coupeland (1376) in the Feet of Fines of Essex. London Church Records list the marriage of Edward Copeland to Katheren Dodge on April 14th 1557 at Christ Church, Greyfriars, Newgate. A Coat of Arms granted to a Copeland family is silver, two red bars debruised by a black bend over all a red canton. The Crest is a lion passant proper. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Samson de Copland, which was dated 1204, in the "Pleas before the King and his Justice," during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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2010 US Census data for COPELAND

This surname is in the top 162,000 names in the US Census from 2010. (There must be at least 100 to make the list).

There are 55850 COPELAND records listed in the 2010 US Census, and it is the Number 609 ranked name. A COPELAND makes up 18.93 of every 100k people in the population.

Other US Census data for COPELAND
65.85% are White Alone (Non-Hispanic)
28.28% are Black Alone (Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone)
2.31% are Hispanic or Latino origin
0.46% are Asian Alone (Non-Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone)
0.71% are American Indian (Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone)
2.39% Non-Hispanic Two or More Races

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ANZACs at the WOODVILLE RSA Cemetery, Manawatu
by ngairedith on 2010-10-18 05:46:10. page views: 6600, comments: 1
ARNOLD buried WAKAPUAKA & MARSDEN VALLEY Nelson
by ngairedith on 2011-07-20 14:04:13. page views: 1514, comments: 0
Barnett found for only a few years of his life
by Verabarnettweston on 2009-06-18 09:01:27. page views: 1354, comments: 0
BEECROFT marriages 1859-1920 Victoria Australia
by tonkin on 2012-08-12 01:09:40. page views: 3977, comments: 0
BRAITHWAITE marriages NZ - BRIDES 1855-1930
by ngairedith on 2011-07-18 09:40:19. page views: 7989, comments: 0
CLEARY marriages (females) 1883-1897 Victoria Australia
by tonkin on 2015-01-18 04:22:13. page views: 2380, comments: 0
Continuation of breaking down a brick wall
by jen2 on 2010-07-24 21:33:43. page views: 1402, comments: 0
Copeland
by Sion on 2008-04-09 12:05:18. page views: 1809, comments: 0
copeland line -england=tenn-mass
by highestmystictunnelqueen on 2011-04-21 10:37:01. page views: 3143, comments: 4
COPELAND marriages 1847-1885 Victoria Australia
by tonkin on 2012-08-10 21:36:48. page views: 2532, comments: 0
COPELAND, HARVEY, WHITE families for area of Sequatchie, Bledsoe and Marion counties Tennessee
by banalban on 2016-02-10 12:59:09. page views: 1849, comments: 5
picture Copelands of Indiana and North Carolina
by codyhaha on 2011-06-03 18:33:56. page views: 1667, comments: 2
COUTIE marriages 1854-1941 Victoria Australia
by tonkin on 2012-08-12 20:41:43. page views: 2840, comments: 0
family of Thomas BURT - Launceston, Cornwall to Lower Hutt New Zealand 1843
by ngairedith on 2010-04-13 20:39:47. page views: 5180, comments: 1
Fellowes Copeland 1760-1846
by cgreenwood on 2013-05-01 05:43:12. page views: 1235, comments: 0
FRANCIS marriages 1842-1857 Victoria Australia
by tonkin on 2012-08-12 22:44:22. page views: 2377, comments: 0
I am seeking information on my Great Grandfather Thomas Corbett, whi married Anne Davies. When she died who did he marry"
by CatsGalore on 2019-12-15 08:11:07. page views: 1087, comments: 1
I'm seeking information on the Harness Family of Virginia & North / South Carolina.../ Georgia...Indian Connections
by Kizzie on 2010-06-02 17:05:31. page views: 2182, comments: 1
KEENAN marriages (females) 1845-1864 Victoria Australia
by tonkin on 2012-08-13 00:12:38. page views: 2353, comments: 0
KENNA marriages 1848-1878 Victoria Australia
by tonkin on 2012-03-18 08:19:33. page views: 2882, comments: 0

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