Hooper Surname
Approximately 89,778 people bear this surname
Hooper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hooper,' a maker of hoops for barrels. 'Hoope, hope, vesselle byndynge; cutuus, circulus': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Alexander le Hopere, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andrew le Hopere, c.
Read More About This SurnameHooper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45,646 | 1:7,941 | 943 |
| England | 18,305 | 1:3,044 | 398 |
| Australia | 12,662 | 1:2,132 | 271 |
| Canada | 4,956 | 1:7,435 | 1,093 |
| New Zealand | 2,529 | 1:1,791 | 232 |
| Wales | 1,711 | 1:1,809 | 176 |
| South Africa | 833 | 1:65,039 | 8,172 |
| Scotland | 446 | 1:12,004 | 1,614 |
| Ireland | 293 | 1:16,071 | 1,787 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 239 | 1:471 | 100 |
| Jamaica | 233 | 1:12,317 | 1,250 |
| Guyana | 229 | 1:3,328 | 612 |
| Bolivia | 132 | 1:80,428 | 3,455 |
| Northern Ireland | 118 | 1:15,636 | 2,112 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| Spain | 110 | 1:425,019 | 22,707 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Netherlands | 86 | 1:196,363 | 27,376 |
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Chile | 54 | 1:326,231 | 9,231 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Isle of Man | 52 | 1:1,650 | 294 |
| Panama | 43 | 1:90,983 | 3,586 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Ghana | 26 | 1:1,039,257 | 11,486 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22 | 1:416,467 | 23,075 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Grenada | 8 | 1:13,567 | 908 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Togo | 2 | 1:3,623,884 | 11,997 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11,998 | 1:2,032 | 287 |
| Wales | 511 | 1:3,069 | 199 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:37,062 | 2,907 |
| Guernsey | 30 | 1:1,089 | 190 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:1,789 | 301 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,836 | 1:5,106 | 641 |
Hooper (294) may also be a first name.
Hooper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hooper,' a maker of hoops for barrels. 'Hoope, hope, vesselle byndynge; cutuus, circulus': Promptorium Parvulorum.
Alexander le Hopere, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andrew le Hopere, c. 1315. Writs of Parliament.
Ralph le Hopere, Fines Roll, 57 Henry III.
John le Hopere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Walter Hoper, or Howper, sub. for B.A., April, 1515: Register of the University of Oxford.
(English) Cask-Hooper; Cooper [Middle English hopere; from Middle English hope, Old English hóp, a hoop]
“Cooper” in Old English. (“One who fitted Hoofs”.)
(English) He who made hoops, a cooper; one who lived on the hop, a piece of enclosed land in a marsh.
The same as Hoper. John Hooper, bishop of Gloucester, a victim of the Marian persecution, wrote his name indifferently Hoper and Hooper. Perhaps in some cases a maker of hoops. The form of the name temp. Edward I. was Le Hopere. H.R.
A cooper.
John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and martyr, was born in Somerset. The name was old there, for in 1325 it occurs in that county, and 1274 William le Hopere possessed lands in the adjacent county of Dorset. The name ‘Hopere’ was the Norman-French term for a cloth merchant, and it may be presumed that the family which bore this French name was foreign.
A location name in Cornwall.
Hooper: a maker of hoops for casks.
Hooper Demographics
Average Hooper Salary in
United States
$41,603 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hooper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hooper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hooper is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hooper? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,291st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 81,173 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Hooper are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 514,566th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 294 people.
Hooper is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 45,646 people, or 1 in 7,941. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 110 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Hooper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hooper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hooper last name increased 464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 335 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 442 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 391 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hooper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (72%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hooper surname are 13.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.54% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hooper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 622.89% more than the national average, earning 2,501,770 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.85% more than the national average, earning R 379,860 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $41,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $50,765 CAD per year.
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Hooper Reference & Research
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