Kupper Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

The name Kupper is closely linked to Kupfer. Taken at its root, Kupper points to “Copper”.

• Related forms: Kuepfer.
• 691 Americans were listed as Kupper in the 2010 census. From 1891 to 2000, 163 births in France were registered under Kupper.
• Kupper writes “p” in place of the “f” found in Kupfer, a common scribal difference.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Kupper name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kupfer surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Kupper report, with a museum-style coat of arms.