from today's 100s of coopers in Cupar, Scotland the name started as Cupar then ? Coupar, the Couper , then Cooper some claim that originallly this cupar (was Latin) and meant HIGH SIGNAL fire as e.g. on hill a practice of Celts in early days to put a barn fire on top of hills note-some substantial per cent coopers in usa come from scot coopers not english coopers perhaps oldest is this PHAROAH Kupar was the LAST Pharoah of Egypt few years after Cleopatra of asp days was gone he was from Blemmye desert tribe Source: Metropolitan Museum (of NYC) brochure about heiroglyphics on the Temple of Dendur it has in its new wing (now ? 20 yrs old) ; which was moved in toto from Egypt to NYC on reviewing e.g. the LDS microfische for all SE USA states you will see not one single family - as some assumed but dozens upon dozens of cooper families most UN connected at all as also established by Family Tree DNA study for Cooper which proves and shows ??? about ??? 25 different cooper lines in USA all un connected.... lita kupa cinc g ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com