Chopin

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Chopin: see there for more. === Pronunciation === (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ʃoʊˈpæn/ === Proper noun === Chopin (countable and uncountable, plural Chopins) A surname from French. Frédéric Chopin, a Polish-born classical composer. ==== Derived terms ==== Chopinian ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Chopin is the 36048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Chopin is most common among White (39.87%), Black/African American (32.8%) and Hispanic/Latino (25.24%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chopin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331. === Anagrams === -phonic, Pichon, cophin, phonic, pincho == French == === Etymology === In some cases, a nickname for a pugnacious person, from Old French chopin (“violent blow”), diminutive of chop (“blow”), from Latin colpus. In other cases, a nickname for a tippler, from chopine (“measure of liquid”) / chopiner, from chope (“tankard”), from Alemannic German Schoppe; see chope for more. Compare Chapin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɔ.pɛ̃/ === Proper noun === Chopin m or f a surname === References === == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French Chopin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): */ʃoˈpɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn === Proper noun === Chopin m or f by sense a surname in French === References ===