Hopgood Surname

128,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hopgood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Habgood.' One of the numerous terminatives in -good; compare Thoroughgood, Scattergood, Osgood, &c.

1670. Francis Rickards and Sibbell Hopgood: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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Hopgood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2221:45,5965,748
United States9891:366,49032,581
Australia8281:32,6044,312
Canada1491:247,28623,510
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
France561:1,186,120124,657
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7521:32,4144,302
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Hopgood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Habgood.' One of the numerous terminatives in -good; compare Thoroughgood, Scattergood, Osgood, &c.

1670. Francis Rickards and Sibbell Hopgood: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

(English) apparently for Hopegood (a nickname): cp. Hopewell2.

There may have been sporadic con­fusion with Hopcott, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Hopwood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hopgood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hopgood is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hopgood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,237th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,060,958 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Hopgood live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Hopgood is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 45,596. In England it is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 23 percent live.

Hopgood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hopgood has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hopgood surname increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hopgood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hopgood last name are 8.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Hopgood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.92% more than the national average, earning R 434,688 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $39,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $52,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopgoodd934/
Hoopgood930/
Hobgood863,439/
Hapgood861,278/
Hoopgod861/
Hovgood861/
Hepgood860/
Hobgoods801/
Happgood800/
Hapgoods800/
Apgood77167/
Hobgod773/
Hapgod771/
Opgo732/
Habgood711,179/
Gobgood711/
Hebgood710/
Havgood710/
Ovgoo671/
Hopga670/

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