Cooper (surname)

Cooper is a surname originating in England,^[1] and means maker of barrels; see Cooper (profession). Cooper is the 32nd most common surname in the United Kingdom.^[2]

Many notable persons share this surname.

Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Afua Cooper (born 1957), Jamaican-Canadian poet and academic
• Alan Cooper (born 1952), creator of Visual Basic
• Alexander Cooper (17th-century–1660), English painter
• Alfred Cooper (disambiguation)
• Alice Cooper (born 1948), born Vincent Damon Furnier, musician
• Allen Foster Cooper (1838–1918), American politician
• Anderson Cooper (born 1967), journalist
• Andrew Cooper (disambiguation)
• Andy Cooper (1898–1941), American baseball player
• Ann Cooper Whitall (1716–1797), American Quaker
• Ann Nixon Cooper (1902–2009), African-American representative
• Anna J. Cooper (1859–1964), African-American educator
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper (disambiguation), 10 of the 12 Earls of Shaftesbury
• Ashley Cooper (disambiguation)
• Astley Cooper (1768–1841), English surgeon

B

• Barry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Ben Cooper (disambiguation)
• Bert Cooper (born 1966), American boxer
• Betty Cooper, fictional character from Archie Comics
• Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
• Bradley Cooper (athlete) (born 1957), Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
• Bransby Cooper (1844–1914), Australian cricketer
• Brent Cooper (born 1973), American boxer
• Buzz Cooper, fictional character from Guiding Light

C

• Calico Cooper, American actress
• Carl Cooper (born 1960), British Anglican bishop
• Cecil Cooper (born 1949), American baseball player
• Charles Cooper (disambiguation)
• Charlotte Cooper (disambiguation)
• Chris Cooper (disambiguation)
• Christin Cooper (born 1959), American skier
• Clarence Cooper (disambiguation)
• Colin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
• Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886–1940), circus clown, journalist and book author
• Curtis Cooper (disambiguation)
• Cynthia Cooper (disambiguation)

D

• Dale Cooper, fictional character from Twin Peaks
• Daniel C. Cooper (1773–1818), early American surveyor and politician
• D. B. Cooper, airline hijacker
• D. C. Cooper (born 1965), heavy metal singer born in 1965
• David Cooper (disambiguation)
• Dennis Cooper (born 1953), American poet and writer
• Lady Diana Cooper (1892–1986), society beauty and actress, wife of Duff Cooper
• Don Cooper (born 1957), American baseball player
• Douglas Cooper (disambiguation)
• Duff Cooper (1890–1954), British politician and writer

E

• Earl Cooper (1886–1965), leading race car driver, 1900–1925
• Eddie Cooper (born 1987), British actor
• Edmund Cooper (1926–1982), English writer
• Edward Cooper (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Cooper (died 1960), Filipina-American actress
• Emma Lampert Cooper (1855–1920), American painter

F

• Frank Cooper (disambiguation)
• Frederic Taber Cooper (1864–1937), American writer, editor and academic
• Frederick Cooper, American historian

G

• G. Cooper (MCC cricketer), English amateur cricketer
• Gareth Cooper (born 1979), Welsh rugby player
• Gary Cooper (disambiguation)
• George Cooper (disambiguation)
• Gladys Cooper (1888–1971), English actress
• Gordon Cooper (1927–2004), astronaut
• Grey Cooper (c. 1720–1801), English MP
• Gwen Cooper, in the fictional television series Torchwood

H

• Harry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Helen Cooper (disambiguation)
• Helene Cooper (born 1966), Liberian-American author and journalist
• Henry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Hugh Cooper (1865–1937), American engineer

I

• Ian Cooper (disambiguation)
• Ivan Cooper (born 1944), Northern Ireland politician

J

• Jack Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jackie Cooper (1922–2011), American actor
• Jacqui Cooper (born 1973), Australian skier
• James Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jeff Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jere Cooper (1893–1957), American politician
• Jerry W. Cooper (born 1948), American politician
• Jessie Cooper (1914–1993), Australian politician
• Jilly Cooper (born 1937), English novelist
• Jim Cooper (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Cooper (disambiguation)
• Joe Cooper (disambiguation)
• John Cooper (disambiguation)
• Johnny Cooper (disambiguation)
• Joseph Cooper (disambiguation)
• Josh Cooper (disambiguation)
• Julie Cooper (disambiguation)
• Justin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Justine Cooper, fictional character from the TV series Angel

K

• Kaitlin Cooper, fictional TV character from The O.C.
• Kenneth H. Cooper (born 1931), eponym of the Cooper test for fitness
• Kenny Cooper (born 1984), American footballer
• Kenny Cooper, Sr. (born 1946), former English soccer goalkeeper and coach
• Kevin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Korey Cooper (born 1972), musician, member of Skillet
• Kyle Cooper (born 1962), designer of motion picture title sequences

L

• Lauren Cooper, a character in The Catherine Tate Show
• Leigh Cooper (born 1961), English footballer
• Leon Cooper (born 1930), Nobel Laureate in physics - theory of superconductivity
• Lettice Cooper (1897–1994), English writer
• Lindsay Cooper (born 1951), English musician (bassoon and oboe), composer and activist
• Lindsay L. Cooper (1940–2001), Scottish musician (double-bass and cello)
• Lionel Cooper, Australian rugby league player
• Lionel Cooper (mathematician) (1915–1979), South African mathematician
• Louise Cooper (1952–2009), British writer

M

• Marc Cooper, American journalist and blogger
• Marianne Leone Cooper (born 1952), American actress
• Marina Cooper, fictional character from Guiding Light
• Marissa Cooper, fictional TV character from The O.C.
• Mark Cooper (disambiguation)
• Marquis Cooper (1982–2009), American NFL football player
• Martha Cooper (born c. 1940), American photojournalist
• Martin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Matt Cooper (disambiguation)
• Matthew Cooper (disambiguation)
• Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973), American movie actor, director, screenwriter and producer
• Michael Cooper (disambiguation)
• Mike Cooper (disambiguation)
• Milton William Cooper (1943–2001), American writer
• Miranda Cooper (born 1975), British songwriter
• Mort Cooper (1913–1958), American baseball player
• Myers Y. Cooper (1873–1958), American politician

N

• Neale Cooper (born 1963), Scottish football manager
• Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury (born 1979), Earl of Shaftesbury

P

• Pat Cooper (born 1929), American comedian
• Paul Cooper (disambiguation)
• Paulette Cooper (born 1944), American journalist
• Peter Cooper (disambiguation)
• Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816–1889), de facto First Lady of USA 1842-4

Q

• Quade Cooper (born 1988), Australian rugby union player

R

• Ray Cooper (born 1942), English musician
• Revel Cooper (died 1983), Australian artist
• Richard Cooper (disambiguation)
• Risteárd Cooper, Irish comedian
• Robert Cooper (disambiguation)
• Rosie Cooper (born 1950), British politician
• Roxanne Cooper, British singer
• Roy Cooper (disambiguation)
• Russell Cooper (disambiguation)

S

• Samuel Cooper (disambiguation)
• Sarah Cooper (1848–1932), Victorian British Oxford-based marmalade maker
• Selina Cooper (1864–1946), English suffragist and politician
• Shane Cooper (disambiguation)
• Shaun Cooper (born 1983), English footballer
• Sheldon Lee Cooper, fictional character from American TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory
• Sherry Cooper, Canadian-American, Chief Economist of BMO Capital Markets
• Shewell Cooper (1900–1982), organic gardener
• Simon Cooper (born 1936), British Army officer
• Sly Cooper (character), fictional character from the video game series Sly Cooper
• Stoney Cooper (1918–1977), American country musician
• Susan Cooper (disambiguation)

T

• Tarzan Cooper (1907–1980), American basketball player
• Terence Cooper (1933–1997), Northern Irish actor
• Terry Cooper (disambiguation)
• Theodore Cooper (1839–1919), American engineer
• Thomas Cooper (disambiguation)
• Tim Cooper (disambiguation)
• Tommy Cooper (1921–1984), famous British comedian
• Trisha Cooper, British broadcaster

V

• Val Cooper, fictional character from the Marvel Universe

W

• Walker Cooper (1915–1991), American baseball player
• Warren Cooper (born 1933), New Zealand politician
• Whina Cooper (1895–1994), New Zealand Māori leader
• Wilbur Cooper (1892–1973), American baseball player
• Wilhelmina Cooper (1939–1980), American model
• William Cooper (disambiguation)
• Wilson Marion Cooper (died 1916), Sacred Harp teacher
• Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927–1978), American screenwriter
• Wyllis Cooper (1899–1955), American radio writer

Y

• Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British Labour Party politician and Government Minister

See also

• Cooper (given name)
• Cooper (disambiguation)
• Couper (disambiguation)
• Cowper (surname)

Notes

1. ^ British surnames - origin
2. ^ British surnames - summary

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