Hopwood Surname
Approximately 12,146 people bear this surname
Hopwood Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hopwood,' a township in the parish of Middleton, near Manchester. A family of this name, still represented, has resided here for many centuries.
Adam de Hopwood, 1359: Baines' Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameHopwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,283 | 1:10,547 | 1,563 |
| United States | 3,827 | 1:94,711 | 10,627 |
| Australia | 1,032 | 1:26,159 | 3,559 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Wales | 352 | 1:8,791 | 971 |
| Canada | 299 | 1:123,229 | 12,908 |
| Jamaica | 232 | 1:12,370 | 1,253 |
| New Zealand | 206 | 1:21,982 | 3,854 |
| South Africa | 166 | 1:326,372 | 30,631 |
| Scotland | 96 | 1:55,769 | 4,673 |
| Northern Ireland | 47 | 1:39,256 | 3,678 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,251 | 1:7,498 | 1,151 |
| Wales | 162 | 1:9,682 | 589 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 539 | 1:93,170 | 9,542 |
Hopwood (16) may also be a first name.
Hopwood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hopwood,' a township in the parish of Middleton, near Manchester. A family of this name, still represented, has resided here for many centuries.
Adam de Hopwood, 1359: Baines' Lancashire.
Willelmus Hopwood' et uxor, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John Hopwood, of Middleton, 1587: Wills at Chester.
James Hopwood, of Hopwood, 1615: ibid.
Through younger branches in the distant past, or separate and more homely stocks, this surname has ramified strongly in South Lancashire.
(English) belonging to Hopwood (Lancs), 14th cent. Hopewoode = the Hope-Wood [v. under Hope, and + Middle English wo(o)de, Old English wudu, a wood]
A township in Lancashire.
A location name in Lancashire.
Hopwood Demographics
Average Male Hopwood Height
178.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hopwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hopwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hopwood is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hopwood.
How Common Is The Last Name Hopwood? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 42,860th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 599,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Hopwood reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Hopwood is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 5,283 people, or 1 in 10,547. In England Hopwood is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Hopwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hopwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hopwood last name rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 9,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 138 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hopwood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hopwood last name is chiefly Congregationalist (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hopwood last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.22% registered with the political party.
The amount Hopwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.85% more than the national average, earning R 465,420 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,675 CAD per year.
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