Cuppett

== English == === Etymology === Alteration of the surname Coppett, from Middle English coppet, copped (literally “peaked, headed”), an adjective which also had the secondary meaning of "haughty". Thence, a nickname for a haughty person. Middle English copped is a derivative of Middle English cop (“top, summit, crown of the head”), a word inherited from Old English copp (“top, summit, round head”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“crown of the head, hilltop, orb, bowl”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌpɪt/ === Proper noun === Cuppett (plural Cuppetts) An English surname transferred from the nickname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuppett is the 42579th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 509 individuals. Cuppett is most common among White (97.84%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cuppett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 395.