Chopin

Borrowed from French Chopin, from chopine (“measure of liquid”), from chope (“tankard”), from Alemannic German Schoppe, from Proto-Germanic *skuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-. Related to English scoop.

Chopin (countable and uncountable, plural Chopins)

1. A surname from French.
2. Frédéric Chopin, a Polish-born classical composer.

• Chopinian

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chopin is the 36048^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Chopin is most common among White (39.87%), Black/African American (32.8%) and Hispanic/Latino (25.24%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chopin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331.

• -phonic, Pichon, cophin, phonic, pincho

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔ.pɛ̃/

Chopin m or f

1. a surname

Unadapted borrowing from French Chopin.

• IPA^(key): ^*/ʃoˈpɛn/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Chopin m or f by sense

1. A surname in French