Hooper is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hooper
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

One who made hoops, a cooper; one who lived on the hop, a piece of enclosed land in a marsh.

Cooper.

The same as Hoper - From residence near a hope or valley. See Hope, and the termination ER - 1. Parishes, in counties Derby, York, Flint, Kent, Salop, Hereford, etc. 2. A topographical expression, meaning a sloping hollow between two hills, "petite vallée entre des montagnes." "The side of an hill." Camden. Hence the surnames Hope, Hoper, and Hooper, as well as Hopekirk, Hopewell, etc. The Hundred Rolls form, De Hope, belongs to the first, and De la Hope to the second definition

The Protestant bishop of Gloucester, temp. Queen Mary, wrote his name indifferently Hoper and Hooper

John Hooper, bishop of Gloucester, a victim of the Marian persecution, wrote his name indifferently Hoper and Hooper. Perhaps in some cases a maker of hoops. The form of the name temp. Edward I. was Le Hopere in Hundred Rolls. A distinguished family of this name are of Dutch origin.

How popular is Hooper?

Hooper is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Scotland, Ireland, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Guyana, Bolivia, Northern Ireland, Brazil, Spain.

Hooper is ranked 6297 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hooper bearers increased by 0.48 per cent in 2010 US census to 34247 since 2000, the surname slipped by 84 spots and ranked at 1020. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.46 81.92
Black 13.92 13.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.8
Others 2.17 1.57
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.63 0.47
Hooper is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Saint Vincent and the Grenadines lie ahead in terms of density. Around 89768 people have been found who wears Hooper as their family name. Hooper is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hooper:
943 United States45,636
398 England18,305
271 Australia12,662
Countries with thousands of Hooper:
1,093 Canada4,956
232 New Zealand2,529
176 Wales1,711
Countries with hundreds of Hooper:
8,172 South Africa833
1,614 Scotland446
1,787 Ireland293
100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines239
1,250 Jamaica233
612 Guyana229
3,455 Bolivia132
2,112 Northern Ireland118
60,742 Brazil113
22,707 Spain110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
61,310 Germany95
27,376 Netherlands86
98,964 France80
147,178 Thailand74
51,263 Argentina56
9,231 Chile54
7,170 Dominican Republic54
294 Isle of Man52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,586 Panama43
282,725 India41
6,278 Singapore39
45,504 Malaysia29
27,059 Mexico29
11,486 Ghana26
162,099 Nigeria25
30,474 Sweden23
23,075 United Arab Emirates22
27,149 Norway20
420 Gibraltar19
55,452 Papua New Guinea19
14,725 Qatar19
4,164 China18
6,317 Solomon Islands18
587 Bermuda17
3,072 Costa Rica17
59,260 Zimbabwe17
103,776 Italy16
334,277 Russia14
40,624 Switzerland14
28,556 Denmark13
1,223 Barbados11
3,581 Hong Kong11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
908 Grenada8
228,986 Philippines8
97,842 Czechia7
103,447 Belgium6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Jacob Hooper worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 20 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Hannaah Crooker and arrived on November 22, 1852. Merchant P.Mr Hooper, Albert Hooper (Of unknown age) Farmer, 24 years old Jos. Hooper, William Hooper, aged 21, are others that migrated to US.

Hooper Namesakes

  • Selden G. Hooper, only admiral of the United States Navy to be convicted by court-martial
  • Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director and spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations
  • Kate Hooper, Australian water polo player
  • Franklin Hooper, American biologist, geologist
  • Augustus Hooper, merchant
  • Larry Hooper, American musician and vocalist
  • Johnson J. Hooper, American humorist
  • Walter Hooper, literary advisor of the estate of C.S. Lewis
  • Douglas Hooper, English psychologist
  • Franklin Henry Hooper, U.S. editor
  • Jack Hooper, former deputy director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
  • Leonard James Hooper, former director of the British signals intelligence agency
  • Joseph L. Hooper, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper, British lawyer and a Conservative life peer
  • William Hulme Hooper, served on under Commander Thomas Edward Laws Moore
  • David Vincent Hooper, British chess player and writer
  • Les Hooper, composer in Los Angeles
  • Anne Hooper, British sex therapist and author
  • William Hooper, American lawyer, politician
  • Tobe Hooper, American director, screenwriter
  • Harry Hooper, Major League Baseball right fielder
  • Ben W. Hooper, American politician
  • Craig Hooper, session musician for Do-Ré-Mi
  • Nellee Hooper, British record producer
  • Lyndon Hooper, Canadian former professional soccer player and former assistant coach of the Toronto Lynx soccer team of the United Soccer Leagues First Division
  • Carl Hooper, former West Indian cricket player and a former captain of Tests and ODIs
  • Horace Everett Hooper, publisher of 'Encyclopædia Britannica'
  • Ella Hooper, Australian rock music singer-songwriter
  • Kay Hooper, 'New York Times' bestselling American author of more than 60 books
  • Lance Hooper, race car driver
  • Chip Hooper, former tennis player from the United States
  • Edmund John Glyn Hooper, Canadian businessman and political figure
  • Rhan Hooper, former professional Australian rules footballer
  • Nicholas Hooper, British film and television composer
  • Charmaine Hooper, former soccer striker
  • Gary Hooper, English professional footballer
  • Kevin Hooper, former Major League Baseball infielder
  • Darrow Hooper, American athlete
  • Jason Hooper, Australian former rugby league footballer
  • Samuel Hooper, businessman and member of Congress
  • Earlene Hill Hooper, represents District 18
  • Ed Hooper, author, film producer and columnist from Knoxville
  • J. Robert Hooper, American politician
  • Wayne Hooper, was widely known as a gospel music composer
  • Claire Hooper, Australian stand-up comedian
  • William Henry Hooper, U.S. Congressional delegate
  • Stix Hooper, American drummer
  • Chloe Hooper, Australian author
  • Tom Hooper, English film and television director of English and Australian background
  • Benjamin Stephen Hooper, U.S. Representative from Virginia

Hooper Namesakes

  • Selden G. Hooper, only admiral of the United States Navy to be convicted by court-martial
  • Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director and spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations
  • Kate Hooper, Australian water polo player
  • Franklin Hooper, American biologist, geologist
  • Augustus Hooper, merchant
  • Larry Hooper, American musician and vocalist
  • Johnson J. Hooper, American humorist
  • Walter Hooper, literary advisor of the estate of C.S. Lewis
  • Douglas Hooper, English psychologist
  • Franklin Henry Hooper, U.S. editor
  • Jack Hooper, former deputy director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
  • Leonard James Hooper, former director of the British signals intelligence agency
  • Joseph L. Hooper, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper, British lawyer and a Conservative life peer
  • William Hulme Hooper, served on under Commander Thomas Edward Laws Moore
  • David Vincent Hooper, British chess player and writer
  • Les Hooper, composer in Los Angeles
  • Anne Hooper, British sex therapist and author
  • William Hooper, American lawyer, politician
  • Tobe Hooper, American director, screenwriter
  • Harry Hooper, Major League Baseball right fielder
  • Ben W. Hooper, American politician
  • Craig Hooper, session musician for Do-Ré-Mi
  • Nellee Hooper, British record producer
  • Lyndon Hooper, Canadian former professional soccer player and former assistant coach of the Toronto Lynx soccer team of the United Soccer Leagues First Division
  • Carl Hooper, former West Indian cricket player and a former captain of Tests and ODIs
  • Horace Everett Hooper, publisher of 'Encyclopædia Britannica'
  • Ella Hooper, Australian rock music singer-songwriter
  • Kay Hooper, 'New York Times' bestselling American author of more than 60 books
  • Lance Hooper, race car driver
  • Chip Hooper, former tennis player from the United States
  • Edmund John Glyn Hooper, Canadian businessman and political figure
  • Rhan Hooper, former professional Australian rules footballer
  • Nicholas Hooper, British film and television composer
  • Charmaine Hooper, former soccer striker
  • Gary Hooper, English professional footballer
  • Kevin Hooper, former Major League Baseball infielder
  • Darrow Hooper, American athlete
  • Jason Hooper, Australian former rugby league footballer
  • Samuel Hooper, businessman and member of Congress
  • Earlene Hill Hooper, represents District 18
  • Ed Hooper, author, film producer and columnist from Knoxville
  • J. Robert Hooper, American politician
  • Wayne Hooper, was widely known as a gospel music composer
  • Claire Hooper, Australian stand-up comedian
  • William Henry Hooper, U.S. Congressional delegate
  • Stix Hooper, American drummer
  • Chloe Hooper, Australian author
  • Tom Hooper, English film and television director of English and Australian background
  • Benjamin Stephen Hooper, U.S. Representative from Virginia

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