Hopley Surname

120,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hopley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hopley.' There is Hopley's Green, a township in the parish of Almeley, Herefordshire, but I suspect we must seek for the place further north. Cheshire seems to be the home of the family.

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Hopley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5771:35,3324,655
South Africa1,1231:48,2446,153
Australia3251:83,0649,628
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Wales881:35,1653,495
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8961:27,2053,711
Wales511:30,7531,694
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Hopley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hopley.' There is Hopley's Green, a township in the parish of Almeley, Herefordshire, but I suspect we must seek for the place further north. Cheshire seems to be the home of the family. The meaning is 'the meadow in the hope'; v. Hope and Ley.

1615. William Hopley, of Malpas, Cheshire: Wills at Chester.

1662. Randle Hopley, of Overton, Cheshire, yeoman: ibid.

1672. William Hopley, of Boulsworth, Cheshire, ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Hope-Lea [V. under Hope, and + Old English leáh (Middle English ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Randle, son of Mr. John Hopley of Farndon, was baptized in the parish church in 1790 (Coll. Top. et Gen.). Samuel Hopley, poet, of Duckington and Malpas, "left this life in hope of a better" in 1769 (O.), and the name is still in the district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hopley Last Name Facts

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

Hopley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hopley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 120,690th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,918,785 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Hopley live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,577 people, or 1 in 35,332. In England Hopley is most common in: Cheshire, where 19 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Hopley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hopley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hopley last name expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hopley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hopley last name is predominantly Anglican (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hopley surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Hopley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning R 256,428 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $50,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoppley92126/
Chopley923/
Hoopley921/
Hople919/
Opley917/
Hoply911/
Hopple831,118/
Hoople83534/
Hopler83432/
Hoploe8323/
Hapley8311/
Opleye8311/
Chople837/
Hepley833/
Gopley833/
Khople831/
Oopley831/
Jhople831/
Choply831/
Hopleu831/
Hoplay830/
Jopley830/
Hopply830/
Hosple830/
Houply830/
Ople804,105/
Oply8010/
Hoppler77583/
Chapley77151/
Choplet7777/
Happley7743/
Hopfler776/
Choplay775/
Khoploe774/
Chopler771/
Choplae771/
Heppley771/
Hopplet771/
Hospler771/
Haspley770/
Chopple770/
Hooplea770/
Hopleit770/
Heplley770/
Hoopple770/
Hoopler770/
Hoplett770/
Epley734,855/
Apley73436/
Hopla73232/
Gople73176/
Opler73172/
Oplay73128/
Jople73117/
Opple7347/
Heple7327/
Ouple7326/
Oplet7323/
Oplya7314/
Hopli7313/
Oplie7310/
Haple734/
Osple731/
Oplyo731/
Oplea731/
Haply731/
Oplei731/
Oples731/
Opleu731/
Chopplet7167/
Chaphley711/
Hopleius711/
Choplayi711/
Choppler710/
Hopfelle710/
Chaple676,511/
Eppley672,277/
Hepple672,086/
Happle67724/
Aspley67401/
Appley67309/
Oppler67188/
Chaply67113/
Höpler67108/
Khaple6784/
Heuple6765/
Khopla6747/
Chopla6738/
Haplea6735/
Hoplai6734/
Hoepli6732/
Opelle6718/
Jopleh6715/
Hoplat6711/
Hepply6711/
Hapler678/
Chopli678/
Oupleu678/
Haples674/
Haphle674/
Opplet673/
Hoplis673/
Haaple673/
Aphley672/
Khopli672/
Hoploi672/
Hoppla672/
Opelly672/
Ophlie671/
Oplesh671/
Opless671/
Opliya671/
Achple671/
Opplee671/
Johpilley671/
Opliae671/
Heplle671/
Oploje671/
Ouplet671/
Ahplea671/
Oplaye671/
Opilly671/
Haplee671/
Haploy671/
Japley670/
Gapley670/
Haaply670/
Choppelle670/

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