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Cooper is an English surname originating in England;[1] see Cooper (profession). Occasionally it is an Anglicized form of the German surname Kiefer. Cooper is the 4th most common surname in Liberia and 35th most common in England.[2]
A[]
- Adam Cooper (dancer) (born 1971), actor, choreographer, dancer and theater director
- Adrian Cooper (born 1968), American football tight end
- Adrienne Cooper (1946–2011), American Yiddish singer, musician and activist
- Afua Cooper (born 1957), Jamaican-Canadian poet and academic
- Alan Cooper (bishop) (1909–1999), British Anglican bishop
- Alan Cooper (born 1952), American creator of Visual Basic
- Alan Cooper (biblical scholar), American
- Albert Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alex Cooper (architect) (born 1936), American architect
- Alex Cooper (sailor) (born 1942), Bermudian Olympic sailor
- Alex Cooper (footballer) (born 1991), Scottish footballer
- Alexander Cooper (1609–1660), English painter
- Alfred Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alice Cooper (born 1948), born Vincent Damon Furnier, American Singer and musician
- Alison Cooper (born 1966), British businesswoman
- Allen Foster Cooper (1838–1918), American politician
- Amari Cooper (born 1994), American football wide receiver
- Anderson Cooper (born 1967), American journalist
- Andre Cooper (born 1975), American footballer wide receiver
- Andrew Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Angus Cooper (born 1964), New Zealand hammer thrower
- 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
- Anton Cooper (born 1994), New Zealand cross-country mountain biker
- Armando Cooper (born 1987), Panamanian footballer
- Artemis Cooper (born 1953), British writer
- Ashley Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Astley Cooper (1768–1841), English surgeon
- Audrey Cooper (born 1977), American journalist
B[]
- B. Cooper (born 1984), American Christian hip-hop musician
- Barbara Cooper (politician) (born 1929), American politician
- Barbara Cooper (RAF officer) (born 1959), British Royal Air Force officer
- Barry Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ben Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bernard Cooper (born 1951), American novelist
- Bert Cooper (American football) (born 1952), American football player
- Bert Cooper (1966–2019), American boxer
- Bertie Cooper (1892–1916), Australian rules footballer
- Besse Cooper (1896–2012), American supercentenarian and world's oldest person during 2011–2012
- Bette Cooper (1924–2017), Miss America 1937
- Bill and Billy Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bill Cooper (American football) (born 1939), professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers
- Bill Cooper (hurler) (born 1987), Irish hurler
- Billy Cooper (footballer) (born 1917), English footballer
- Billy Cooper (Canadian football) (born 1945), Canadian football player
- Billy Cooper (trumpeter), cricket supporter and trumpet player for the Barmy Army
- Blake Cooper (born 2001), American actor
- Bob Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bob Cooper (musician) (1925–1993), American jazz musician
- Bob Cooper (racing driver) (born 1935), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Bob Cooper (politician) (1936–2004), politician and activist in Northern Ireland
- Bob Cooper (speedway rider) (born 1950), English speedway rider
- Bob Cooper (journalist) (born 1954), freelance writer and Runner's World columnist, ultramarathoner
- Bob Cooper (rugby league), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
- Bonnie Cooper (1935–2018), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.
- BP Cooper, American screenwriter, film and commercial producer
- Brad Cooper (born 1954), Australian Olympic swimmer
- Bradley Cooper (athlete) (born 1957), Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
- Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
- Bransby Cooper (1844–1914), Australian cricketer
- Brenda Cooper, American author
- Brent Cooper (judoka) (born 1960), New Zealand Olympic judoka and judo administrator
- Brent Cooper (boxer) (born 1973), American boxer
- Bret Cooper (born 1970), American football player
- Brett Cooper (footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer
- Brett Cooper (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
- Brian Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Britney Cooper (born 1989), West Indian cricketer from Trinidad
- Brittnee Cooper (born 1988), American volleyball player
- Bryan Cooper (politician) (1884–1930), Irish politician
- Bryan Cooper (jockey) (born 1992), Irish National Hunt jockey
- Buster Cooper (1929–2016), American jazz trombonist
C[]
- Caitlin Cooper (born 1988), Australian soccer player
- Camille Cooper (born 1979), American basketball player
- Carl Cooper (born 1960), British Anglican bishop
- Carolyn Cooper (born 1950), Jamaican author
- Cary Cooper (born 1940), American-born British psychologist
- Cathy Cooper (born 1960), American artist
- Cec Cooper (born 1926), Australian rugby league footballer
- Cecil Cooper (bishop) (1882–1964), British Bishop
- Cecil Cooper (born 1949), American baseball player
- Charles Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlotte Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chris Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christin Cooper (born 1959), American skier
- Clarence Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Colin Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886–1940), American circus clown
- Craig Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Curtis Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cynthia Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
D[]
- Daniel C. Cooper (1773–1818), early American surveyor and politician
- D. B. Cooper, epithet for an unknown airline hijacker from 1971
- D. C. Cooper (born 1965), American heavy metal singer
- David Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Darren Cooper (died 2016), British Labour Party politician
- Dennis Cooper (born 1953), American poet and writer
- Dewey Cooper (born 1974), American kickboxer and boxer
- Lady Diana Cooper (1892–1986), British actress
- Dolores G. Cooper (1922–1999), American politician
- Dominic Cooper (born 1978), British actor
- Don Cooper (born 1957), American baseball player
- Douglas Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Duff Cooper (1890–1954), British politician and writer
E[]
- Earl Cooper (1886–1965), American race car driver
- Eddie Cooper (actor) (born 1987), British actor
- Eddie Cooper (cricketer) (1915–1968), English cricketer
- Edmund Cooper (1926–1982), English writer
- Edward Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edwin Cooper (1785–1833), English artist
- Ethan Cooper, American football player
- Elizabeth Cooper (died 1960), Filipino-American actress
- Emma Lampert Cooper (1855–1920), American painter
- Eric Cooper (1966–2019), American professional baseball umpire
- Eric Thirkell Cooper, British soldier and war poet during World War 1
F[]
- Frank Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frederic Taber Cooper (1864–1937), American writer, editor and academic
- Frederick Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
G[]
- G. Cooper (Surrey cricketer), English amateur cricketer
- Gareth Cooper, Wales rugby union player
- Gary Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- George Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gladys Cooper (1888–1971), English actress
- Gordon Cooper (1927–2004), American astronaut
- Graham Cooper (cricketer) (1936–2012), English cricketer
- Grant Cooper (born 1982), Spanish millionaire
- Grey Cooper (1720–1801), English politician
H[]
- Harry Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Helen Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Helene Cooper (born 1966), Liberian-American author and journalist
- Henry Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hugh Cooper (1865–1937), American engineer
- Humility Cooper, English passenger on the Mayflower
I[]
- Ian Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ivan Cooper (1944–2019), Northern Ireland politician
J[]
- Jack Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jackie Cooper (1922–2011), American actor
- Jacqui Cooper (born 1973), Australian skier
- Jade Holland Cooper (born 1986/1987), British fashion designer
- James Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeanne Cooper (1928–2013), American actress
- Jeff Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jennifer Cooper, corporate lawyer and Queen's Counsel from New Zealand
- Jere Cooper (1893–1957), American politician
- Jerry W. Cooper (born 1948), American politician
- Jessica Cooper (born 1967), British artist
- Jessie Cooper (1914–1993), Australian politician
- Jilly Cooper (born 1937), English novelist
- Jim Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jimmy Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joan Cooper (social worker) (1914–1999), English civil servant and social worker
- Job Adams Cooper (1843–1899), American politician
- Joe Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnny Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonathon Cooper (born 1998), American football player
- Joseph Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joshua Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Julie Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Justin Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Justine Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
K[]
- Kenneth H. Cooper (born 1931), American Air Force colonel, doctor and aerobics pioneer
- Kenny Cooper (born 1984), American soccer player
- Kenny Cooper, Sr. (born 1946), former English soccer goalkeeper and coach
- Kevin Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kevon Cooper (born 1989), Trinidadian cricketer
- Kitty Cooper, American bridge player
- Korey Cooper (born 1972), American musician, member of Skillet
- Kyle Cooper (born 1962), American designer of motion picture title sequences
- Kyle Cooper (rugby player) (born 1989), South African rugby union player
L[]
- Lamart Cooper (born 1973), American football player
- Leigh Cooper (born 1961), English footballer
- Leon Cooper (born 1930), American physicist
- Les Cooper (1921–2013), American musician
- Lettice Cooper (1897–1994), English writer
- Levi Cooper – The Maggid of Melbourne, Australian Orthodox Jewish teacher
- Lindsay Cooper (1951–2013), 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 (1915–1979), South African mathematician
- Louise Cooper (1952–2009), British writer
M[]
- MacDella Cooper (born 1977), Liberian philanthropist
- Malcolm Cooper, British sport shooter
- Malcolm Cooper (footballer), Aboriginal Australian footballer
- Marc Cooper, American journalist and blogger
- Marianne Leone Cooper (born 1952), American actress
- Mark Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marquis Cooper (1982–2009), American football player
- Martha Cooper (born c. 1940), American photojournalist
- Martin Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Matt Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Matthew Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973), American movie actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- Michael Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mike Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Milton William Cooper (1943–2001), American writer
- Miranda Cooper (born 1975), British songwriter
- Mort Cooper (1913–1958), American baseball player
- Muriel Cooper (1925–1994), American artist and designer
- Myers Y. Cooper (1873–1958), American politician
N[]
- Nancy Cooper, American journalist, editor of Newsweek
- Nathan Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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), multiple people
- Paulette Cooper (born 1944), American journalist
- Peter Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Philip Cooper (1885–1950), English cricketer
- Philip H. Cooper (1844–1912), American admiral
- Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816–1889), de facto First Lady of USA 1842–44
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), multiple people
- Riley Cooper (born 1987), US American Football player
- Risteárd Cooper, Irish comedian
- Robert Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roger Cooper (born 1944), Minnesota politician
- Roger Cooper (British businessman) (born 1935), jailed as spy in Iran
- Roger Alan Cooper (1939–2020), New Zealand paleontologist
- Rosa Cooper (1829–1877), English actress in Australia.
- Rosie Cooper (born 1950), British politician
- Roxanne Cooper, British singer
- Roy Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rusi Cooper (born 1922), Indian cricketer
- Russell Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
S[]
- Samuel Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sarah Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Selina Cooper (1864–1946), English suffragist and politician
- Shane Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Shaun Cooper (born 1983), English footballer
- Sherry Cooper, Canadian-American, Chief Economist of BMO Capital Markets
- (Thomas) Sidney Cooper (1803–1902), English painter
- Simon Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Stoney Cooper (1918–1977), American country musician
- Susan Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
T[]
- Tarzan Cooper (1907–1980), American basketball player
- Terence Cooper (1933–1997), Northern Irish actor
- Terry Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Theodore Cooper (1839–1919), American engineer
- Thomas Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tina Cooper (1918–1986), English paediatrician
- Tommy Cooper (1921–1984), British comedian
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
- W. E. Shewell-Cooper (1900–1982), British organic gardener
- Wilhelmina Cooper (1939–1980), American model
- William Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
- Wilson Marion Cooper (died 1916), American 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 2015 Labour leadership contender
Fictional characters[]
- Alison Cooper, character from Ghosts 2019 TV series
- Barbara Cooper, character from One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)
- Betty Cooper, character from Archie Comics
- Buzz Cooper, character from the soap opera Guiding Light
- Dale Cooper, character from the TV show Twin Peaks
- Gwen Cooper, character from the Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood
- Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper, character from The Wonder Years TV Series
- Kaitlin Cooper, character from the TV series The O.C.
- Lauren Cooper, character in The Catherine Tate Show
- Marina Cooper, character from the soap opera Guiding Light
- Marissa Cooper, character from the TV series The O.C.
- Mark Cooper, character from the TV series Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
- Mike Cooper, character from the 2019 TV series Ghosts
- Sheldon Cooper, character from the American TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory
- Sly Cooper, character from the Sly Cooper video games
- Valerie "Val" Cooper, character from the Marvel Universe
- K.C. Cooper and other members of her family, from K.C. Undercover
See also[]
- Cooper (given name)
- Cooper (disambiguation)
- Justice Cooper (disambiguation)
- Couper, a surname
- Kupper, a related surname of Germanic origin
- Hooper (surname)
Notes[]
- ^ "Cooper Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
- ^ "Cooper Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
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