Copeland

Meaning: 'Bought land'
Origin: English — Transferred surname — habitational, from Copeland in Cumbria; the place name is explained as kaupland

Boy's name · #1359 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Copeland is climbing: on the charts since 1912, it reached #1359 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 140 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,200 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Copelands

Copeland Bryan — Player of American and Canadian football
Copeland Shelden — American orthodontist
Copeland Marks — American cookbook writer

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 56,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Stewart Copeland — American drummer and composer (born 1952)
Misty Copeland — American ballet dancer
Lillian Copeland — Athletics competitor

Similar names: Townes · Kooper · Bodi · Calloway · Kolter · Leeland

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