Copeland

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning bought land, purchased field.

Babies a year
95
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Copeland by the numbers

Copeland was given to 95 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Copeland. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cortlandfrom the court land; a place name27 in the US (2017)
  • Courtlandcourt land; land belonging to a court34 in the US (2017)
  • Clevelandcliff land; a place name used as a given name28 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the earth

Like Copeland, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
  • Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
  • Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a meadow or field

Like Copeland, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
  • Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
  • Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
  • Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
  • Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)

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