coppin · noun1
See cop.
Coppin · proper noun2
* As an English surname, reduced pet form of Jacob. * As a French surname, from compain (“companion”). * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from McCoppin, McCappin, McAlpine, from Mac Ailpein, Ailpín, "son of Alpean," possibly from ailp (“lump”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.