Charlotte Church
Church in 2010, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Charlotte Maria Reed
Place of Birth: South Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Date of Birth: 21 February, 1986
Ethnicity: Welsh, some Irish
Charlotte Church is a Welsh singer, songwriter, actress, television presenter, and political activist.
She is the daughter of Maria (Cooper) and Stephen Reed. Charlotte is married to musician Jonathan Powell. She has two children with her former partner, rugby union player Gavin Henson; and a daughter with Jonathan.
One of Charlotte’s maternal great-grandfathers was named Arthur Cooper. He was the son of Rachel Goode.
One of Charlotte’s grandmothers was surnamed McKay.
Sources: Genealogical information on Charlotte Church – http://www.walesonline.co.uk
http://news.bbc.co.uk
In her Biography she states her grandmother is of Irish descent. I’m from Northern Ireland & I know people who are called Cooper & are Irish. Maybe it’s an Anglicisation? Like many English sounding names in Ireland.
Reed & Cooper are English surnames
Her mother’s maiden name, Cooper, is often Irish.
BS
There is nothing Irish about Cooper it is an English surname