Schopf

English

Etymology

• As a south German surname, from the noun Schopf (“tuft of hair”).
• As a German/Bavarian surname Schöpf, from Middle High German schepfe (“juryman”), for which see modern Schöffe. Compare Schoepf, Sheff, Shepp.
• As a Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the noun Schopf (“shed”).

Proper noun

Schopf (plural Schopfes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schopf is the 38640^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 572 individuals. Schopf is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schopf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ʃopf/

Noun

Schopf m (plural Schöpf, diminutive Schöpfli)

1. shed, outhouse
   • 2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 15:

     Grossvatter, geschter hämmer s Schöpfli gruumet.

     Grandfather, yesterday we cleared out the little shed.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schopf, akin to Old High German scuft, from Proto-West Germanic *skuft, from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.

Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), compare English sheaf, scruff, Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head”), skauf (“fox's tail”), North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse”), Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔpf/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schopf m (strong, genitive Schopfes or Schopfs, plural Schöpfe)

1. tuft (of hair)

   jemanden beim Schopf(e) packen

   to grab someone by the hair

2. (rare) wisp (of hair)
3. (hunting jargon) crown (feathers sticking up at the back of a bird's head)
4. bunch of leaves
5. the long hair on a horse's forehead
6. (Switzerland) shed, outbuilding
7. (Switzerland) weather-proof roof

Declension

Declension of Schopf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schopf	die	Schöpfe
genitive	eines	des	Schopfes, Schopfs	der	Schöpfe
dative	einem	dem	Schopf, Schopfe1	den	Schöpfen
accusative	einen	den	Schopf	die	Schöpfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Blondschopf
• Brandschopf
• Rotschopf
• Schopf-Tintling
• die Gelegenheit beim Schopfe packen/fassen/ergreifen (“take time by the forelock”)

Further reading

• “Schopf” in Duden online
• “Schopf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache