Hopper Surname
Approximately 49,663 people bear this surname
Hopper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hopper,' i.e. dancer at fair and festival. 'Why hop ye so, ye high hills?'
Richard le Hoppare Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gerard le Hopper, Suffolk, ibid.
Reginald le Hopper, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHopper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,807 | 1:10,123 | 1,229 |
| England | 6,717 | 1:8,295 | 1,212 |
| Australia | 2,907 | 1:9,286 | 1,387 |
| Canada | 2,076 | 1:17,748 | 2,526 |
| New Zealand | 296 | 1:15,298 | 2,660 |
| Scotland | 234 | 1:22,880 | 2,575 |
| Germany | 225 | 1:357,802 | 34,452 |
| South Africa | 217 | 1:249,667 | 25,383 |
| Northern Ireland | 157 | 1:11,752 | 1,756 |
| Israel | 150 | 1:57,051 | 7,341 |
| Ireland | 120 | 1:39,241 | 3,109 |
| Uruguay | 111 | 1:30,917 | 3,565 |
| Wales | 97 | 1:31,902 | 3,216 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 225 | 1:19,688 | 2,339 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,126 | 1:5,908 | 904 |
| Scotland | 122 | 1:30,682 | 2,598 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:50,594 | 2,584 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,967 | 1:7,208 | 913 |
The alternate forms: Höpper (83) are calculated separately.
Hopper (135) may also be a first name.
Hopper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hopper,' i.e. dancer at fair and festival. 'Why hop ye so, ye high hills?'
Richard le Hoppare Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gerard le Hopper, Suffolk, ibid.
Reginald le Hopper, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Elena Hopper, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Lower, Bardsley, Harrison, and Weekley explain this name as 'hopper,' dancer at a fair or festival. Robert Hopper received the acre of land called Stampardesakyr in the territory of Coldingham, and in 1275 witnessed a charter of lands in Raynigton to the Abbey of Coldstream (Raine, 282,387). The name of a burgess family of good standing in Edinburgh from beginning of the fifteenth century (Stodart). David Hopper held a tenement in the burgh in 1486 (RMS., II, 1655), and Adam Hoppar was a notary public in the diocese of St. Andrews in 1524. Henry Hoppare witnessed a charter by Andrew, abbot of Melrose in 1540 (RRM., III, p. 225), Henry Hoppar was tenant of Westbarns in 1559 (ER,, XIX, p. 402), and John Hoppar of Coldingham is recorded in 1593 (Laing, 1254). James Hopper of Bourhouss appears in 1628 (Inguis., 1388), Thomas Hopper in Caikilaw in 1668 and Thomas Happer in Caikilaw or Crakilaw, in 1687, perhaps the same person (Lauder). Hoppert 1581.
(English and Scandinavian) Dancer [Middle English hopper(e; from Old English hoppian = Old Norse hoppa, to leap, dance] Geoffrey le Hoppere.—Rolls of Parl.
(English) One who danced at fair and festival; one who lived on the raised or enclosed land in midst of a marsh.
Anglo-Saxon hoppere, a dancer. Le Hoppar, Le Hopper, Le Hoppere. H.R.
A dancer.
(Saxon.) Hoppere, a dancer.
From the Dutch, Hoppe, Hopper; from the German, Hoppe; in the Domesday Book, Hapra; a personal name.
The Hoppers are at home in the Whittlesey district. Le Hopper was a Cambridgeshire surname in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
The name of Hopper is also established in Cambridgeshire and Devonshire. In the 13th century it occurred as Le Hoppere, or Le Hopper, in Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, etc.
Hopper Demographics
Hopper Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Hopper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hopper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hopper is found most in The United States. It may appear as: Höpper. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hopper? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hopper is the 11,311th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 146,740 people. The surname Hopper is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Hopper live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 797,647th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 135 people.
The last name Hopper is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 35,807 people, or 1 in 10,123. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Hopper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hopper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hopper last name rose 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 47 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hopper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hopper last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hopper surname are 17.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hopper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 91.53% more than the national average, earning 662,842 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning R 250,428 per year; in United States they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $41,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $51,947 CAD per year.
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