Hopkins
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English, Irish Gaelic |
| Meaning | "renowned-fame"; "Son of Hob" (or "Son of Robert"; a direct translation from the old English version, Hobbe-kyn) |
| Region of origin | Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hupkens, Hopkin, Hopkinson, Dob(b), Hob(b), Hop, Nob(b), Rob, Robb, Robin, Robbins, Robinson, Popkyn, Robert |
| Frequency Comparisons[1] | |
Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English and Welsh derivations mean "son of Hob". Hob was a diminutive of Robert, which derives from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame". The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic surname Mac Oibicin. The name increased in popularity in, and later became associated with, Wales around the 17th century. The Robert spelling was introduced to England and Scotland after the Norman conquest of England.[citation needed]
Common Hopkins names
- Charles Hopkins (disambiguation)
- George Hopkins (disambiguation)
- James Hopkins (disambiguation)
- John Hopkins (disambiguation)
- Mark Hopkins (disambiguation)
- Mary Hopkins (disambiguation)
- Michael Hopkins (disambiguation)
- Richard Hopkins (disambiguation)
- Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation)
- William Hopkins (disambiguation)
Known people surnamed Hopkins
- Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress
- Andrew Delmar Hopkins (1857–1948), American entomologist
- Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), actor
- Antony Hopkins, composer
- Arthur F. Hopkins (1794–1865), husband of Juliet Opie Hopkins
- Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer
- Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer
- Bobb Hopkins, actor, director and founder of the National Hobo Association
- Brad Hopkins, former NFL offensive lineman
- Budd Hopkins, artist and UFO researcher
- Cathy Hopkins, novelist
- Christian Hopkins, American football player
- Claude Hopkins, musician
- Claude C. Hopkins, advertising man
- Constance Hopkins, Mayflower passenger
- DeAndre Hopkins (born 1992), American football player
- Edward Hopkins, settler/politician, governor of the Connecticut Colony
- Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer
- Esek Hopkins (1718–1802), Continental Navy officer
- Ezekiel Hopkins, Bishop of Derry
- Frank Hopkins, U.S. cowboy
- Frank Hopkins, Royal Navy officer; Captain of HMS Ark Royal
- Frederick Gowland Hopkins, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Gail Hopkins (born 1943), American baseball player and coach
- Gareth Hopkins, New Zealand cricketer
- Gareth Hopkins (footballer)
- Gaynor Hopkins, better known under her stage name Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), singer
- Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet
- Graham Hopkins, drummer/musician
- Harold Hopkins, physicist
- Harry Hopkins, economics advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Herbert Hopkins, Australian/English cricketer
- Ian Hopkins, British police chief
- Isaac S. Hopkins, professor/founder Georgia Institute of Technology
- Jeff Hopkins, footballer
- Jeffrey Hopkins, Tibetologist
- Johns Hopkins, philanthropist
- Jon Hopkins, electronica musician
- Juliet Opie Hopkins (1818–1890), The Florence Nightingale of the south.
- Katie Hopkins, British TV personality and newspaper columnist
- Keith Hopkins, historian and sociologist
- Lightnin' Hopkins, blues guitarist and singer
- Linda Ann Hopkins, better known under her artistic name Tera Patrick (born 1976), pornographic actress
- Lisa Hopkins, opera singer
- Matthew Hopkins, 17th century witch-hunter
- Maudie Hopkins, last surviving American Civil War widow
- Mel Hopkins (born 1934), international footballer
- Milton N. Hopkins (1926–2007), farmer and ornithologist
- Miriam Hopkins (1902–1972), American actress
- Nathan T. Hopkins, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- Neil Hopkins, (born 1977) American actor
- Nelson K. Hopkins, New York State Comptroller, 1872–1875
- Nicky Hopkins, English rock pianist, 1944–94
- Patty Hopkins (born 1942), British architect
- Paul Hopkins (baseball) (1904–2004), right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Paul Hopkins (actor) (born 1968), Canadian television, film and theatre actor
- Paul Hopkins (footballer) (born 1986), English former footballer
- Peter W. Hopkins (1826–1879), New York politician
- Rob Hopkins (born 1968), English activist and writer, founder of the Transition Towns movement
- Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player
- Roy M. Hopkins (1943–2006), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Stephen Hopkins (politician) (1707–1785) governor, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court; signer, Declaration of Independence
- Telma Hopkins, actress/singer
- Tom Hopkins, English footballer
- Tim Hopkins, jazz musician
- Wes Hopkins, former NFL defensive back
- William Hersey Hopkins (1841–1919), American academic and college administrator
Fictional characters
- Jimmy Hopkins, main character of the controversial videogame Bully
- Gilly Hopkins, main character of The Great Gilly Hopkins.
References
See also
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