Coppinger
| Coppinger | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Region of origin | Ireland and United Kingdom |
| Related names | Copinger, Coppenger, Copenger, Coppynger, Copinsher |
| Footnotes: [1] | |
Coppinger is a surname of Norse origin historically associated with Ireland and the counties of Suffolk and Kent in England.
While there are various spellings in historical documents, after more standardised spellings became established in the C18th the main variant was between Coppinger and Copinger. Whether an individual chose to use one or two ps seems to have been a question of personal preference which thereafter became a fixed tradition in their descendants.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexandra Coppinger, Australian actress
- Charles Coppinger (1851–1877), English cricketer
- George Coppinger Ashlin (1837–1921), Irish architect
- James Coppinger (born 1981), English professional footballer
- José María Coppinger, prominent Cuban soldier and governor
- Rocky Coppinger (born 1974), Major League Baseball player
- Ruth Coppinger An Irish Socialist Party politician for Dublin West
- Septimus Coppinger (1828-1870), English cricketer
- Sir Walter Coppinger (died 1639), Irish noble
- Walter Arthur Copinger (1847-1910), English lawyer & author, co-founder of Bibliographical Society
References
History of the Copinger or Coppingers, W.A. Copinger, 2nd ed. 1884,
See also
- Coppingers Court, a ruined fortified house near Rosscarbery in Ireland
- Cruel Coppinger, a semi-legendary figure in Cornish folklore
- Radiodiscus coppingers, a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family; found in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile
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