Re: Why was Grandpa's middle name Coppedge???

Okay...in the earlier years..it was quite common to give the children their mothers maiden name as a "middle" name.So you might have a very important clue right there.

Now as far as the spelling, Coppedge versus Coppage, those are two spellings for the same last name.I know my ancestors alternated between the two spellings.It might be because someone else was taken the information and spelled it as it sounded.I have also came across Coppedge spelled like Coppidge and Coppige.There are many others I'm sure.

Good Luck with your research!

Colleen