Copestake

English

Alternative forms

• Capstick

Etymology

Occupational surname for a woodcutter, from Old French coper (“to cut”) + Middle English stikke (“stick, rod, twig”).

Proper noun

Copestake (plural Copestakes)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Copestake is the 7251^st most common surname in England, belonging to 907 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Copestake”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 365.