Hopwell Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Hopwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hopwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Hopwell (13) may also be a first name.

Hopwell Last Name Facts

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

Hopwell occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hopwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hopwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Hopwell occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Hopwell live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England Hopwell is most common in: Derbyshire, where 35 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 32 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 14 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Hopwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hopwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hopwell last name fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hopwell Last Name Statistics demography

Hopwell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.64% less than the national average, earning $38,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chopwell931/
Hoepwell930/
Hepwell861/
Hapwell860/
Gopwell860/
Opwel831/
Chapwell806/
Apwell771/
Chappwell750/
Hobbell712/
Hebwell710/
Appwell710/
Hepwill710/
Oppwl671/
Haubwell671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hopwell
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