Hopps Surname

155,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Hopps Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Hob or Hobbe. Insert b's for all the n's in this list, and the origin is manifest; v. Hobbs and Hobson, and compare Hopkins and Hopkinson.

Hopps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3951:259,82724,536
England7251:76,8528,678
Canada3431:107,42211,548
Australia861:313,90427,145
Italy771:794,24363,344
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:59,8907,018
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Hopps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Robert,' from the nick. Hob or Hobbe. Insert b's for all the n's in this list, and the origin is manifest; v. Hobbs and Hobson, and compare Hopkins and Hopkinson.

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

1 a nickname from the common West. Teutonic hopp-, to hop, skip, dance.

2 for Hobbs, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hopps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hopps has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hopps? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hopps is the 155,589th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,587,907 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Hopps are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hopps is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,395 people, or 1 in 259,827. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 16 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Hopps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hopps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hopps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hopps surname are 14.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hopps earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.51% less than the national average, earning R 124,728 per year; in United States they earn 1.63% more than the national average, earning $43,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $48,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chopps9136/
Hoopps910/
Hopp8918,683/
Hops89516/
Opps8965/
Hoppe8074,287/
Hoops804,554/
Chopp801,603/
Happs80303/
Hoeps80246/
Houps80144/
Chops8044/
Hepps8039/
Hopsø8033/
Khopp8015/
Jopps804/
Hopst804/
Hopsh804/
Houpp802/
Hobps801/
Hopse801/
Hoppt801/
Khops801/
Oppss801/
Oypps801/
Hoopp800/
Hoppf800/
Gopps800/
Hosps800/
Hop757,749/
Opp753,299/
Ops75575/
Choppe73244/
Houppe73109/
Chapps7378/
Houpst7356/
Choops7330/
Hopsch7330/
Khopse735/
Choups735/
Khoppe734/
Chopph733/
Hoëppe732/
Choupp731/
Hopphe731/
Happss731/
Hoppfe730/
Hoippe730/
Hope6781,866/
Epps6727,458/
Hopf6713,665/
Apps676,376/
Happ675,595/
Chop674,088/
Hoop673,022/
Jopp672,676/
Hosp672,179/
Gopp671,042/
Houp67943/
Oppe67647/
Heps67271/
Hoppová67166/
Haps67147/
Hopt67147/
Hobs67132/
Jops67132/
Khop6784/
Opås6764/
Höps6750/
Opse6738/
Gops6721/
Chouppe6720/
Opst6715/
Otps6710/
Hápp678/
Oops678/
Oppt674/
Hoph673/
Hoip673/
Hoppova673/
Hosb673/
Hovs672/
Hoyp672/
Opbp672/
Khuopse671/
Opss671/
D'Hoppe671/
Hadppsh671/
Oips671/
Oupp671/
Oppz671/
Opsx671/
Oyps671/
Ohps671/
Oeps671/
Obps671/
Hopx671/
Hopz671/
Hozp671/
Hhop671/
Hjop671/
Hodp671/
Hojp671/

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