Cofer Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Not every Cofer is related, but the name itself grew out of Coffer. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Someone who made coffers, boxes and chests”. Cofer drops the “f” of Coffer, a simplification that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The 2010 census count for Cofer in the United States was 4,561, good for rank 7,315. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames.

Arms linked to Coffer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Cofer family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.