Copestake
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Occupational surname for a woodcutter, from Old French coper (“to cut”) + Middle English stikke (“stick, rod, twig”).
Proper noun[edit]
Copestake (plural Copestakes)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Copestake is the 7251st most common surname in England, belonging to 907 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Copestake”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 365.