How common is the last name Cooper?

271,453 people in the United States have the last name Cooper, about 1 in 1,101. It ranks #72 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

COOPER

#72

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
271,453
About
1 in 1,101
This common or more
14.5%
Who bears it

Of the 271,453 people with the last name Cooper, 65.2% reported their origin as White, 25.4% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cooper

#70 Gutierrez · 275,216#71 Kim · 274,068#73 Bailey · 269,092#74 Ramos · 268,640

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cooper, most common first.

#11,231 Copper · 2,691#19,483 Coover · 1,388#38,781 Cowper · 614#46,089 Couper · 499

Also a first name

As a first name, Cooper ranks #599 of 53,615, with 88,776 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 7,653 births. See Cooper as a first name

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