Hopkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hopkins Name Meaning: This is a patronymic from 'Hopkin',son of 'Hopkin'.

Hopkin is a medieval personal name,a pet form of 'Hobb'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hopkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hopkins family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,118
Coal Miner 394
Agricultural Labourer 318
General Labourer 276
Dress Maker 193
Domestic Servant 190
Living On Own Means 140
Labourer 131
Farmer 119
Living On Her Own Means 113
Laundress 96
Farm Labourer 91
General Servant 91
General Servant Domestic 89
House Keeper 66
Blacksmith 64
General Domestic Servant 62
Gardener 61
Carpenter 61
Shoe Maker 50
Farm Servant 49
Grocer 45
Tailoress 45
Cotton Weaver 44
Clerk 42

Hopkins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hopkins 100% 127,225
2 Hipkins 86% 3,297
3 Hapkins 86% 507
4 Hepkins 86% 346
5 Hoopkins 88% 100

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

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