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.
Discover how your Hopkin ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 65 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 4 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 15 |
| Essex | 43 |
| Gloucestershire | 21 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Lancashire | 118 |
| Leicestershire | 40 |
| Lincolnshire | 38 |
| London | 128 |
| Middlesex | 36 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 51 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 139 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 34 |
| Surrey | 20 |
| Sussex | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 84 |
| Warwickshire | 62 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 17 |
| Yorkshire | 164 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 44 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 494 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 43 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 291 |
| Coal Miner | 48 |
| General Labourer | 26 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| Labourer | 24 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Domestic Servant | 23 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Collier | 13 |
| Laundress | 13 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| General Servant Domestic | 12 |
| Dress Maker | 11 |
| Living On Own Means | 11 |
| Gardener | 9 |
| Carpenter | 9 |
| House Keeper | 9 |
| General Servant | 8 |
| Farmer's Son | 7 |
| Carter | 6 |
| Farm Servant | 6 |
| Grocer | 6 |
| Clerk | 6 |
| Dressmaker | 5 |
| Hawker | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hopkin | 1,605 |
| Mary Hopkin | 1,589 |
| John Hopkin | 1,213 |
| Thomas Hopkin | 910 |
| Elizabeth Hopkin | 837 |
| David Hopkin | 709 |
| Ann Hopkin | 690 |
| Sarah Hopkin | 511 |
| Margaret Hopkin | 505 |
| Jane Hopkin | 356 |
| Catherine Hopkin | 337 |
| George Hopkin | 325 |
| Hannah Hopkin | 295 |
| James Hopkin | 265 |
| Evan Hopkin | 254 |
| Joseph Hopkin | 248 |
| Richard Hopkin | 243 |
| Edward Hopkin | 234 |
| Henry Hopkin | 209 |
| Eliza Hopkin | 199 |
| Charles Hopkin | 189 |
| Hopkin Hopkin | 183 |
| Annie Hopkin | 161 |
| Emma Hopkin | 148 |
| Martha Hopkin | 142 |