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COWPER

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There are approximately 1,598 people named Cowper in the UK. That makes it the 5,293rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 25 are named Cowper.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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The Cowper surname in historical dictionaries

COWPER. The old spelling of Cooper. The j)ronunciation of the poet's name, an imnccessarily vexed question, is settled by this identity. Both the earl and the poet sprang from a Sussex family, who in 1495 wrote themselves Cooper.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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