Copland is a surname. It is sometimes the anglicized form of the Yiddish surname Kaplan. Notable people with the surname include:
Aaron Copland (1900–1990), American composer Calaigh Copland (born 1987), Canadian-born Ghanaian footballer David Copland (1842 – 1920) Scottish-born Australian politician Denise Copland (born 1952), New Zealand artist Douglas Copland (1894 – 1971), Australian academic & economist Ernie Copland (1924–1971), Scottish footballer Geoffrey Malcolm Copland (active 1992–2007), British physicist & vice-chancellor Henry Copland (c. 1710–1754), British furniture designer and ornamentalist Jackie Copland (born 1947), Scottish footballer James Copland (1834–1902), New Zealand Presbyterian minister John de Coupland, also John Copland (died 1363), a knight Kay Copland (active 2010), Scottish sport shooter Marc Copland (born 1948), American jazz pianist and saxophonist Patrick Copland (1749–1822) joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Robert Copland (15th century–16th century), English printer and author Robert Copland-Crawford (1852–1894), soldier and amateur sportsperson William Copland (died 1569), English printer William Robertson Copland (1838–1907) Scottish civil engineer
Also Lawson Lysnar Copland Field (1896–1981), New Zealand farmer Mab Copland Lineman, (1892–1957), Scottish-born US lawyer Clifford Copland Paterson (1879–1948), English scientist & electrical engineer Walter Copland Perry (1814–1911), British author & lawyer