1,418 documented Cooper ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Occupational surname for a cooper — a maker of barrels, casks, and tubs.
Where the records place them: Iowa (100%), out of 1,410 Cooper records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: William, Robert, James, Charles and John.
Of the 1,404 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Isaac Cooper, born 1813.
Documented Cooper families on this page come from Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, vol 2, History of Hancock County, Ohio and History of Clayton County, Iowa, vol 2.
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Deceased Cooper ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Occupational surname for a cooper — a maker of barrels, casks, and tubs.
The documented line here reaches back to 1813. Most Cooper lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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