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Family History & Genealogy

The Cope Family

90 documented Cope ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

90Documented ancestors
1847Earliest record
7Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Cope

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Cope ancestors in the record

Deceased Cope ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Ae Cope, about 1847 in Guthrie County, Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Ae Cope
1847 – 1923
Guthrie County, Iowa
Alvion Cope
1871 – 1967
Iowa
Eva Cope
1880 – 1973
Iowa
Rena E Cope
d. 1883
m. James Walter Rounceville
Lottie M Cope
1884 – 1967
Iowa
Lila Cope
1884 – 1973
Iowa
Arthur Cope
1884 – 1964
Iowa
Fred Cope
1886 – 1963
Iowa
Amy Cope
1886 – 1975
Iowa
Agnes Cope
1889 – 1969
Iowa
John Cope
1889 – 1984
Iowa
A Baker Cope
1890 – 1980
Iowa
John Cope
1893 – 1976
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Asenith Cope
1893 – 1981
Iowa
Bertha Cope
1894 – 1974
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Oliver Cope
1894 – 1986
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George Cope
1894 – 1975
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Ralph Cope
1895 – 1977
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Walter Cope
1896 – 1969
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Maurice Cope
1897 – 1960
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Nellie Cope
1897 – 1975
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Moree Cope
1897 – 1985
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Darlington Cope
1897 – 1986
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Sara Cope
1899 – 1983
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Byron Cope
1899 – 1972
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Chalkley Cope
1900 – 1980
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Ethel Cope
1901 – 1974
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Earl R Cope
1901 – 1988
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Wilbur Cope
1901 – 1985
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Samuel Cope
1902 – 1980
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Ruth M Cope
1902 – 1998
Iowa
Joseph L Cope
1903 – 1993
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Floy L Cope
1903 – 1994
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George Cope
1904 – 1974
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Anita Cope
1904 – 1987
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Mary Cope
1904 – 1982
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Roy Cope
1905 – 1969
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Howard Cope
1907 – 1987
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Doris Cope
1908 – 1984
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Garnet G Cope
1908 – 2005
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George Cope
1910 – 1978
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Lucile H Cope
1911 – 2008
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Sarah Cope
1911 – 1984
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Kenneth Cope
1911 – 1973
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Ethel M Cope
1911 – 1992
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Clyde Cope
1912 – 1987
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Dorothy Cope
1913 – 1991
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Bessie L Cope
1914 – 1999
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Marian V Cope
1914 – 2001
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Lester Cope
1914 – 1975
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Lavern Cope
1915 – 1987
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Fern Cope
1917 – 1996
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Arwilda Cope
1917 – 1974
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Jessie Cope
1918 – 1977
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Norman A Cope
1918 – 2003
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Leonard E Cope
1919 – 1990
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Archie Cope
1919 – 1986
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Betty L Cope
1919 – 2001
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Walter E Cope
1920 – 1996
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Norma J Cope
1921 – 2004
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John Cope
1921 – 1976
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Alice M Cope
1921 – 2004
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Velva M Cope
1922 – 2010
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Victor L Cope
1923 – 1995
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W B Cope
1924 – 1992
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Dale D Cope
1924 – 2011
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Ellen J Cope
1924 – 1998
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Howard Cope
1924 – 1982
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Roy Cope
1925 – 2000
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Berta M Cope
1926 – 1990
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Denmar Cope
1927 – 1984
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Harold D Cope
1927 – 2010
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Valerie Cope
1929 – 1976
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Jean H Cope
1930 – 2006
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Joyce C Cope
1931 – 1995
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Patricia A Cope
1932 – 2012
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Bill Cope
1932 – 1963
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Ronald Cope
1935 – 1974
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Roger Cope
1937 – 1987
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M L Cope
1938 – 2013
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James D Cope
1939 – 1997
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Robert W Cope
1942 – 2009
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Ruth A Cope
1944 – 2003
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Richard L Cope
1945 – 2012
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James Cope
1948 – 1972
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Stephen P Cope
1949 – 2008
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J Cope
1954 – 2007
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Judith Cope
1957 – 1980
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Karen S Cope
1964 – 2010
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Herman R Cope
1967 – 2004
Iowa
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Common questions

Cope genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Cope surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Cope family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1847. Most Cope lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Cope family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Cope family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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