Kuperus

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Kuperus and Cuperus are Latinized versions of the common Dutch surname Kuiper (and spelling variations) meaning cooper. This process was most common in the province of Friesland.^[1] One family changed the spelling from Cuperus to Couperus in the 19th century.^[2]

Harmen Kuperus (born 1977), Dutch football goalkeeper
Max Kuperus (born 1936), Dutch astronomer, professor of astrophysics at Utrecht University
- 9692 Kuperus, a Main Belt asteroid named after him
Nicola Kuperus (fl. 2003), American musician

Cuperus

Nicolaas Cupérus [de; fr; nl; pt] (1842–1928), Belgian politician and gymnastics promoter
Watse Cuperus (1891–1966), Dutch journalist, writer and translator

Couperus

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