does anyone know were the name KOPHAMER cames from?

Answer 1

Kophamer appears to be a German name. There were Kophamers in the U.S. census found in Milwaukee, Wisconisin, Cook County, Illinois and Whiteside County, Illinois. There weren't any records found on Kophamer before the 1870 census. There was also a branch of Kophamer in California who came from a gentleman who was originally in Illinois.

While I was looking for records I found several obits from the Chicago are for Kophamer. One of them was for a man named Leo Schiller. He was married to a Bernice Kophamer.

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Answer 2

Hey Dude,

It looks like it comes from Prussia and Germany, by looking at Family Search by LDS. These are some entries from that site:
Charles KOPHAMER - 1880 United States Census / Illinois
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1847> PRUSSIA
2. Fredrica KOPHAMER - 1880 United States Census / Illinois Wife Gender: Female Birth: <1855> PRUSSIA
6. HEINRICH AUGUST ALEXANDER KOPHAMER - International Genealogical Index / GE
Gender: Male Christening: 04 DEC 1853 Sankt Marien, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen
7. MARIE JOHANNA KOPHAMER - International Genealogical Index / GE
Gender: Female Christening: 06 JUL 1856 Sankt Marien, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen
8. WILHELMINE HENRIETTE KOPHAMER - International Genealogical Index / GE
Gender: Female Christening: 01 MAY 1859 Sankt Marien, Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen
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There was no GENFORUM but mention is made of Kophamer on a Genealogy.com site. There is an email address where a Hubbard woman documents Kophamer. You would have to email to get the information.

Nothing on Ellis Island.

Nothing on Swyrich.com for origin.