Hooper Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hooper Name Meaning: Name for a person who fitted the hoop on a barrel

Mainly British or of British descent, including a small percentage from Scotland. An ancient name probably from before the Norman Conquest & first found in Devonshire

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hooper Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hooper family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,518
Private Means 166
Farm Labourer 139
General Labourer 114
General Servant (domestic) 103
Farmer 103
Labourer 88
None 87
Dressmaker 86
At School 65
Carpenter 56
At Home 49
Domestic Servant 49
Clerk 48
House Painter 46
Dress Maker 45
Laundress 45
Coal Miner Hewer 44
Cook (domestic) 43
Assisting In The Business 38
General Servant Domestic 37
Housekeeper 37
Shop Assistant 36
House Keeper 36
Old Age Pensioner 35

Hooper Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hooper 100% 95,636
2 Hopper 83% 29,917
3 Hoper 83% 1,341
4 Haper 67% 269
5 Hoopper 86% 149
6 Heaper 67% 120

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

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