Hopes Surname
Approximately 2,435 people bear this surname
Hopes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the hope,' from residence thereby; a sloping hollow between two hills was called a 'hope.' (2) Parishes so called (probably with a similar origin) in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Kent, and Herefordshire.
Read More About This SurnameHopes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,091 | 1:332,226 | 30,068 |
| England | 850 | 1:65,551 | 7,614 |
| Australia | 157 | 1:171,947 | 17,598 |
| Wales | 129 | 1:23,989 | 2,518 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:104,977 | 7,051 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 366 | 1:66,599 | 7,588 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:404,989 | 29,999 |
Hopes (43) may also be a first name.
Hopes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the hope,' from residence thereby; a sloping hollow between two hills was called a 'hope.' (2) Parishes so called (probably with a similar origin) in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Kent, and Herefordshire. As a suffix we find hope in such place-names as Stanhope or Harrop; as an affix in Hopcroft, Hopton, Hopley, or Hopwood.
Roger de la Hope, Herefordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Hope, Salop, ibid.
John atte Hope, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Walter atte Hope, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Edith atte Hope, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Alicia de Hope, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1590. Fulk Hope-Joyner and Elizabeth Hopkyn: Marriage Lic. (London).
1678. Baptised — May, d. John Hope: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Of local origin. John Hope of Peeblesshire rendered homage, 1296, and Symon de la Hope was received to the king of England's peace in 1321 (Bain, II, p. 207; III, 724). Thomas Hope held a tenement in Edinburgh, 1478 (RMS., II). The later earls of Hopetoun are descended from John de Hope, one of the retinue of Queen Magdalen, wife of James v (Wilson, Reminiscences of old Edinburgh, I, p. 134). Adam Hoip and William Hoip were witnesses in Parton, 1541. John Hoip was tenant on lands of Kelso Abbey, 1567 (Kelso, p. 520). Houp 1607.
1. Parishes, &c., in cos. Derby, York, Flint, Kent, Salop, Hereford, &c. 2. A topographical expression, meaning a sloping hollow between two hills, "petite vallee entre des montagnes." Jamieson. "The side of an hill." Camden. Hence the surnames Hope, Hoper, and Hooper, as well as Hopekirk, Hopewell, &c. The H.R. form, De Hope, belongs to the first, and De la Hope to the second definition.
The side of a hill. The family are descended from John de Hope, temp. Alexander III.
Local. The side of a hill, or low ground between hills.
Name of parishes in cos. Derby, Flint, Hereford, Kent, Salop, York, &c.; and also of two townships in the U.S. Jamieson renders it a sloping hollow between two hills, and Camden, the side of a hill. Ferguson gives Anglo-Saxon hopu, a mound, or Old Norse hóp, a recess. I find no such word in Saxon. Among other local surnames compounded of hope are Friendship, Gallop, Gollop, Lightup, Milsop, Milksop, Peasoop, Pickup, Startup, Stirrop, Stirrup, Trollope, Walkup.
Hopes Demographics
Average Male Hopes Height
177.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hopes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hopes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hopes occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hopes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hopes is the 175,867th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,992,832 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Hopes are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 43 people.
The last name Hopes is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,091 people, or 1 in 332,226. In The United States Hopes is most numerous in: Texas, where 26 percent reside, Utah, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Hopes is found in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Hopes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hopes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hopes last name increased 880 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 516 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hopes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hopes last name is predominantly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hopes last name are 2.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.39% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hopes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.57% less than the national average, earning R 69,948 per year; in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.51% more than the national average, earning $66,330 CAD per year.
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