schoppe

Schoppe is a surname of German origin. In German-language records, it appears as a family name dating from the late medieval period, and it has since spread to other parts of Europe and North America through migration. The exact etymology is not definitively established; scholars have proposed connections to geographical features or occupational descriptors in Middle High German, but no single theory is universally accepted.

Today, Schoppe is found primarily in Germany, with appreciable numbers in the United States, Brazil, and other countries with German immigrant communities. It is sometimes encountered with umlauted spellings in German contexts (for example Schöppe), while English-language records often render it as Schoppe without diacritics.

Notable bearers of the name have appeared in various fields, including scholarship, the arts, and public life. The surname also occurs in genealogical and historical sources, where it is used to identify families and lineages.