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Cooper
CooperSay it KOO-per
Cooper meaning
Cooper is an international boy's name of English origin (from Low German or Dutch).
A barrel-maker; one who makes casks and tubs
Also used to mean: barrel maker
Cooper is the English word for a craftsman who makes barrels, casks and tubs from wooden staves held by hoops. The Online Etymology Dictionary traces it to Middle Dutch cuper or a Low German relative, from kupe, "cask, tub, vat", which is connected with Medieval Latin cupa; the old spelling survives in the surname Cowper. Like Carter and Archer, it began as a surname for a family's trade and is now also a first name. Barrels were vital for storing water, grain and wine, so the cooper was a skilled and respected tradesman. The name is short and easy for Indian families to say.
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. cooper · entry cooper · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Online Etymology Dictionary, cooper
Popularity abroad
- #27 United States, boys 2025 (up 23 from 50 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #105 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Cooper · Couper