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. While there are various spellings in historical documents, after more standardised spellings became established in the C18th the main variant was between Coppinger and Copinger. Whether an individual chose to use one or two ps seems to have been a question of personal preference which thereafter became a fixed tradition in their descendants.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include: * Barry Coppinger, British politician * Charles Coppinger (1851–1877), English cricketer *Captain Cuthbert Coppinger,

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. * Edward Coppinger (1846–1927), English cricketer * Edward Coppinger (1972–), Massachusetts State Representative 2011–2023 * George Coppinger Ashlin (1837–1921), Irish architect *

James Coppinger James Coppinger (born 18 January 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He began his career at Newcastle United, making one appearance in the Premier League, and later spent two years at Exeter ...

(born 1981), English professional footballer * John W. Coppinger (1852–1900), American politician and lawyer *

José María Coppinger José María Coppinger (April 5, 1773 – August 15, 1844) was a Spanish soldier who served in the infantry of the Royal Spanish Army ''(Ejército de Tierra)'' and governed East Florida (1816–1821) and several areas in Cuba including Pinar D ...

, prominent Cuban soldier and governor *Marion Coppinger, wife of

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, (17??-1768). Died in childbirth. *

Maurice Coppinger Maurice Coppinger (1727– 6 October 1802) was an Irish barrister and politician, who sat in the Irish House of Commons for many years, and held the office of King's Serjeant.Hart p.167 His name is commemorated in Coppinger Row, a side street in ...

(1727–1802), Irish

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and politician for whom Coppinger Row is named *

Richard William Coppinger Richard William Coppinger, (11 October 1847 – 2 April 1910) was a British Navy surgeon and naturalist. (The entry for Coppinger erroneously gives his place of death as Farnham, Surrey.) Biography Richard William Coppinger was born in Dublin on ...

(1847–1910), British naval surgeon and naturalist * Rocky Coppinger (born 1974), Major League Baseball player *

Ruth Coppinger Ruth Coppinger (born 18 April 1967) is an Irish politician and member of the Socialist Party, and Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency. She was first elected in 2014, was re-elected in 2016 general election, as a candidate for ...

, Irish Socialist Party politician for Dublin West * Septimus Coppinger (1828–1870), English cricketer *

Sioban Coppinger Sioban Coppinger (born 1955) is a Canadian-born English sculptor. She has created many sculptures by commission, which stand in locations in Britain. Life Coppinger was born in Canada, and studied at the Bath Academy of Art in England from 1974 ...

(born 1955), Canadian-born English sculptor * Sir Walter Coppinger (died 1639), Irish noble *

Walter Arthur Copinger Walter Arthur Copinger (14 April 1847 – 13 March 1910) was an English professor of law, antiquary and bibliographer. Early life and education Copinger was born on 14 April 1847 at Clapham, the second son of Charles Louis George Emanuel Copin ...

(1847–1910), English lawyer & author, hymn writer, co-founder of the

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* William Coppinger (1849–1877), English cricketer * William Coppinger (bishop), Irish bishop

References

*''History of the Copingers or Coppingers''; W. A. Copinger; new enlarged ed. 1884 (traces the descent of the author's family from the Danes in the tenth century, when they appear to have settled in Suffolk and in the south of Ireland).

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