Hops Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hops 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.

Hops Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2431:331,29832,825
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
France171:3,907,219231,005
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Höps (50) are calculated separately.

Hops (25) may also be a first name.

Hops 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

Hops Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hops is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Höps. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hops? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hops is the 601,907th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Hops reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.

The last name Hops is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 331,298. In Germany Hops is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 37 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Hops Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hops has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hops last name expanded 165 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hops Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hops surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hops earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.16% less than the national average, earning R 132,696 per year; in United States they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning $40,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.37% more than the national average, earning $66,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höps9250/
Hoops894,554/
Hopps892,816/
Hoeps89246/
Houps89144/
Chops8944/
Hopsø8933/
Hopst894/
Hopsh894/
Hobps891/
Hopse891/
Khops891/
Hosps890/
Hop867,749/
Ops86575/
Houpst8056/
Chopps8036/
Choops8030/
Hopsch8030/
Khopse805/
Choups805/
Hoopps800/
Hope7581,866/
Hopp7518,683/
Hopf7513,665/
Chop754,088/
Hoop753,022/
Hosp752,179/
Houp75943/
Heps75271/
Haps75147/
Hopt75147/
Hobs75132/
Jops75132/
Khop7584/
Opps7565/
Opås7564/
Opse7538/
Gops7521/
Opst7515/
Otps7510/
Oops758/
Hoph753/
Hoip753/
Hosb753/
Hovs752/
Hoyp752/
Opss751/
Oips751/
Opsx751/
Oyps751/
Ohps751/
Oeps751/
Obps751/
Hopx751/
Hopz751/
Hozp751/
Hhop751/
Hjop751/
Hodp751/
Hojp751/
Khuopse731/
Hoppe6774,287/
Khope673,290/
Houpt671,887/
Chopp671,603/
Hopfe671,275/
Heeps671,012/
Op67769/
Houpe67607/
Chope67457/
Choup67374/
Hapse67367/
Happs67303/
Hepsø67254/
Chaps67150/
Hoope67136/
Chuop67131/
Heups6762/
Hepps6739/
Hoobs6731/
Hobst6731/
Choop6719/
Hapst6719/
Hohpe6719/
Khopp6715/
Hophe679/
Khoph678/
Hoopt678/
Hospe677/
Hoopf677/
Gopsz677/
Jopps674/
Hobss673/
Choph673/
Gopsh672/
Houpp672/
Hoebs672/
Haphs672/
Hapsz672/
Höpst672/
Hovås672/
Haups671/
Choip671/
Houbs671/
Houpz671/
Houtp671/
Hoypt671/
Hapsh671/
Hoppt671/
Goups671/
Hoodp671/
Hoipe671/
D'Hop671/
Chovs671/
Joops671/
Oppss671/
Ophxs671/
Oypps671/
Obpsx671/
Gopsj671/
Hopth671/
Hgohp671/
Hooph670/
Hoopp670/
Hoppf670/
Hasps670/
Gopps670/
Hobpe670/
Hobse670/
Housp670/

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