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
School 2,372
Coal Miner Hewer 289
General Labourer 181
Farm Labourer 170
Private Means 147
Labourer 143
Dressmaker 135
General Servant (domestic) 134
Domestic Servant 97
Farmer 96
Scholar 86
None 80
Clerk 76
At Home 68
Housekeeper 65
House Keeper 57
House Painter 57
General Servant Domestic 56
At School 54
Laundress 54
Coal Miner (hewer) 53
Carter 51
Charwoman 46
Dress Maker 46
Carpenter 45

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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