Hopkin Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hopkin Name Meaning: This is a patronymic name taken from the medieval personal name 'Hob', meaning 'famous'. In this form meaning 'son of Hob'.

Taken from the medieval given name 'Hob', a short form of the name Robert. A name which became popular after the Norman Conquest.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hopkin Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hopkin family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 452
Labourer 61
Coal Miner 58
Collier 44
Agricultural Labourer 32
General Servant 28
Domestic Servant 22
House Keeper 21
Dress Maker 19
Servant 19
Blacksmith 16
Annuitant 12
Wife 12
Carpenter 10
Farmers Son 9
Farm Labourer 9
Farm Servant 9
Labourer's Wife 9
Pauper 8
Daur 8
Mason 8
Miner 8
Son 8
Haulier 7
Labourer's Daur 7

Hopkin Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hopkin 100% 18,504
2 Hipkin 83% 2,284
3 Hepkin 83% 130

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The surname Hopkin is the most popular version of all its varients

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