Hoops Surname

103,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hoops Surname Definition:

(English) He who made hoops, a cooper; one who lived on the hop, a piece of enclosed land in a marsh.

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Hoops Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8861:125,59213,342
Germany1,5231:52,8606,870
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8931:56,2366,290

Hoops (19) may also be a first name.

Hoops Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) He who made hoops, a cooper; one who lived on the hop, a piece of enclosed land in a marsh.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Hoopes surname derives from the Great British coast line. The family were originally barrel makers took their name from the hoops around barrels.

- derek.paul.hoopes

Hoops Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hoops Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hoops is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoops? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,298th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,600,252 people. The last name Hoops is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Hoops are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,886 people, or 1 in 125,592. In The United States Hoops is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Hoops Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hoops has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoops Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hoops are 19.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Hoops earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.03% more than the national average, earning R 394,560 per year; in United States they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $43,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $69,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choops9130/
Hoopps910/
Hoop893,022/
Hops89516/
Oops898/
Hopps802,816/
Hoeps80246/
Houps80144/
Hoope80136/
Chops8044/
Hopsø8033/
Hoobs8031/
Choop8019/
Hoopt808/
Hoopf807/
Hopsh804/
Hopst804/
Hopse801/
Hobps801/
Joops801/
Khops801/
Hoodp801/
Hosps800/
Hoopp800/
Hooph800/
Hop757,749/
Ops75575/
Oop7559/
D'Hoop73528/
Houpst7356/
Chopps7336/
Choope7336/
Hopsch7330/
Khopse735/
Choups735/
Hoophe731/
Khoobs731/
Hope6781,866/
Hopp6718,683/
Hopf6713,665/
Chop674,088/
Hosp672,179/
Houp67943/
Joop67484/
Hoob67319/
Goop67212/
Hopt67147/
Haps67147/
Hobs67132/
Jops67132/
Khop6784/
Opps6765/
Opås6764/
Opse6738/
Hups6727/
Gops6721/
Opst6715/
Otps6710/
Hoov675/
Oope675/
Oopz673/
Hoph673/
Hoip673/
Hosb673/
Hovs672/
Hoyp672/
Oeps671/
Hodp671/
Hjop671/
Hhop671/
Hozp671/
Hopz671/
Hopx671/
Uhps671/
Obps671/
Oopt671/
Khuopse671/
Oosp671/
Opss671/
Ohps671/
Oyps671/
Oojp671/
Oobs671/
Hojp671/
Opsx671/
Oips671/

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