Hope Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hope Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hope family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,180
Coal Miner 130
Agricultural Labourer 117
Labourer 111
Cotton Weaver 102
Domestic Servant 87
General Servant 60
Dress Maker 49
Miner 44
House Keeper 42
Farm Servant 37
Annuitant 34
Laundress 30
Mason 27
Joiner 25
Servant 24
Grocer 22
Stone Mason 22
Blacksmith 19
Cotton Winder 18
None 18
Clerk 17
Carpenter 17
Wife Of Above 16
Nurse 16

Hope Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hope 100% 63,180
2 Heap 25% 34,953
3 Heape 60% 1,502
4 Hoppe 80% 1,113
5 Hoope 80% 690
6 Hoop 50% 404
7 Heep 25% 386
8 Hape 75% 267
9 Hop 75% 166

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

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