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
General Labourer 259
Living On Own Means 223
Dress Maker 166
General Servant Domestic 163
Scholar 160
Coal Miner Hewer 153
Farmer 124
Cook Domestic 116
Domestic Servant 91
Housemaid Domestic 77
Agricultural Labourer 73
Laundress Wash 72
Coal Hewer 67
Coal Miner 66
Gardener Domestic 65
Dressmaker 64
House Maid Domestic 59
Carpenter 58
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 58
Charwoman 53
Blacksmith 48
Servant Domestic 42
School 40
Tailoress 39
Stone Mason 36

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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