Hopcraft Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Hopcraft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hobcroft,' i.e. the enclosure of Hob (Robert), the first occupier. Hopcraft is a variant; compare Hopps for Hobbs, and v. Craft. 1798. Married —Thomas Hopcraft and Susanna Perren: St.

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Hopcraft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5361:103,95210,912
Australia1981:136,34214,722
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Canada1241:297,14227,584
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2711:89,9469,346
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Hopcraft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hobcroft,' i.e. the enclosure of Hob (Robert), the first occupier. Hopcraft is a variant; compare Hopps for Hobbs, and v. Craft. 1798. Married —Thomas Hopcraft and Susanna Perren: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A Northern form of Hopcroft.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hopcraft Last Name Facts

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

Hopcraft has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hopcraft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hopcraft? popularity and diffusion

Hopcraft is the 346,661st most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,907,626 people. The last name Hopcraft occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Hopcraft are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 103,952. In England it is mostly found in: Oxfordshire, where 12 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 9 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Hopcraft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hopcraft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hopcraft last name grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 619 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hopcraft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hopcraft are 32.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Hopcraft earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $48,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopcroft881,558/
Hobcraft8866/
Hopgraft880/
Hopecroft820/
Epcraft801/
Hobcroft7545/
Hoppe-Kräft635/

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