Hope Name Meaning: A topographical name for someone who lived in a 'petit','enclosed' valley,like the side of a hill.May also be habitational from a place named with this word i.e Cheshire.
From old english 'hopian',the name first used by the 'Puritans' in the 17th century.
Discover how your Hope ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 293 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 331 |
| Derbyshire | 66 |
| Devon | 28 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 656 |
| Essex | 50 |
| Gloucestershire | 144 |
| Hampshire | 43 |
| Herefordshire | 102 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 14 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 293 |
| Lancashire | 1,405 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 33 |
| London | 493 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 387 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 60 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 14 |
| Shropshire | 105 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 40 |
| Surrey | 26 |
| Sussex | 164 |
| Staffordshire | 238 |
| Warwickshire | 198 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 40 |
| Worcestershire | 72 |
| Yorkshire | 397 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 24 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 22 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 22 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 20 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 10 |
| Monmouthshire | 21 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 55 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 942 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 157 |
| Coal Miner | 131 |
| Cotton Weaver | 93 |
| Labourer | 73 |
| House Servant | 58 |
| Dress Maker | 52 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Servant | 39 |
| Shoe Maker | 30 |
| Carter | 29 |
| General Servant | 27 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Wife Of Above | 22 |
| Blacksmith | 22 |
| Stone Mason | 22 |
| Laundress | 21 |
| Cook | 20 |
| House Maid | 19 |
| Groom | 18 |
| Gardener | 17 |
| Grocer | 17 |
| Silk Weaver | 17 |
| Farmer's Son | 16 |
| Collier | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hope | 4,337 |
| John Hope | 4,277 |
| William Hope | 3,600 |
| Thomas Hope | 2,888 |
| Elizabeth Hope | 2,777 |
| James Hope | 2,445 |
| George Hope | 2,081 |
| Sarah Hope | 1,876 |
| Jane Hope | 1,645 |
| Ann Hope | 1,440 |
| Henry Hope | 1,359 |
| Joseph Hope | 1,271 |
| Margaret Hope | 1,268 |
| Robert Hope | 1,169 |
| Alice Hope | 961 |
| Charles Hope | 927 |
| Annie Hope | 880 |
| Ellen Hope | 870 |
| Hannah Hope | 717 |
| Emily Hope | 605 |
| Eliza Hope | 602 |
| Edward Hope | 581 |
| Martha Hope | 578 |
| Emma Hope | 554 |
| Richard Hope | 511 |