Origins of the Couper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 10Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 21East Midlands 17West Midlands 13East 13London 58South East 46South West 6South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coupers lived in london

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    2,200 Couper Travel & migration records
    10,000 Coupers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Couper

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    What are the most common Couper first names?

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    Barbara

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    Common jobs for Coupers

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Coupers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    F S

    39

    Domestic Servant

    36

    House Keeper

    36

    Housekeeper

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Coupers in 1921

    Farmer

    68

    Weaver

    49

    Fisherman

    41

    Shoemaker

    38

    Carter

    37

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