While the "Couperus" tribe clearly originated in Friesland, they have been global wanderers and emigrants in the same tradition as their fellow-countrymen.

The current whereabouts of Couperus families in The Netherlands is summarized nicely in the following map derived from www.familienaam.nl:

In the rest of the world, we appear to be currently established in

United States of America

• California - Two waves (families) of direct immigrants with subsequent generations dispersed to Arizona, Washington and Massachussetts

• Florida - retired, with subsequent generations located in the next two listed states

• Wisconsin

• Indiana

• Colorado - subsequent generations from original immigrants to this area

• Massachussetts - subsequent generations from original immigrants to this area

• New Hampshire - subsequent generations from original Massachussetts immigrants

• Upstate New York - subsequent generations of multiple families who immigrated to this area

• New Jersey - subsequent generations from original New York immigrants

• Pennsylvania - subsequent generations from original New York immigrants

Canada

• Ontario - A number of original emigrant families have settled here

• British Columbia - some "2nd generation" have drifted to the west.

New Zealand

• Just one family so far, on the North Island with 2nd generation in Hastings and Wainuiomata

Germany

• One branch of the family has been located in Germany, in Neuss.

Another branch may exist in Austria, but further details are unknown at this time

In the past families were once established (but no longer exist there) in

• Batavia (Indonesia)

• Tranquebar (India)

• Kenya and Uganda (East Africa)

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Number of Couperus individuals (not families) in The Netherlands, according to 1947 census

derived from Nederlands Repertorium van Familienamen:

Groningen	18
Friesland	243
Drenthe	4
Overijssel	12
Gelderland	8
Utrecht	3
Amsterdam	5
Noord-Holland	19
Noord-Holland totaal	24
Den Haag	8
Rotterdam	1
Zuid-Holland	5
Zuid-Holland totaal	14
Zeeland	0
Noord-Brabant	6
Limburg	0
Total	332

Municipalities in Friesland in descending order of requency: (Wonseradeel, Achtkarspelen, Leeuwarden, Bolsward, Sneek).