Hope is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hope
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

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

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

The lastname is form of Hope. Dweller on the raised or enclosed land in the midst of a marsh or wasteland; dweller in a small, enclosed valley, especially a msaller one branching out from the main valley; dweller in a hollow among the hills.

Dweller on the raised or enclosed land in the midst of a marsh or wasteland; dweller in a small, enclosed valley, especially a msaller one branching out from the main valley; dweller in a hollow among the hills.

Hope is form of Hope. Small field, valley, stream, hill.

Small field, valley, stream, hill.

The form of Hope. 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.

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.

How popular is Hope?

Hope is common in United States, England, Australia, Rwanda, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Scotland, South Africa, New Zealand, Uganda, Egypt, Norway, Kenya, Wales, Guyana, Morocco, Barbados, Saudi Arabia, Togo, Iran, Russia, Jamaica, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Mexico, Malawi, Samoa, Philippines, Liberia, India, Thailand, Germany, France, Brazil, Israel, Spain, Argentina, Belize.

Hope is ranked 6923 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hope bearers increased by 5.1 per cent in 2010 US census to 17562 since 2000, the surname slipped by 64 spots and ranked at 2052. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.97 72.07
Black 23.73 23.03
Hispanic or Latino 2.66 1.66
Others 2.19 1.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.72
Hope is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 81856 people have been found who wears Hope as their family name. Hope is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hope:
1,969 United States23,382
468 England16,060
Countries with thousands of Hope:
624 Australia6,252
586 Rwanda4,651
1,185 Canada4,592
4,036 Nigeria3,353
1,130 Ghana3,256
509 Scotland1,949
4,333 South Africa1,597
417 New Zealand1,581
3,518 Uganda1,577
6,238 Egypt1,373
349 Norway1,346
Countries with hundreds of Hope:
5,369 Kenya863
435 Wales771
156 Guyana735
9,319 Morocco613
124 Barbados610
7,891 Saudi Arabia557
5,159 Togo420
15,485 Iran407
36,324 Russia389
918 Jamaica365
17,129 Poland333
741 Trinidad and Tobago301
8,216 Zimbabwe285
43,920 Indonesia243
2,108 Ireland230
1,368 Northern Ireland227
9,527 Mexico224
11,397 Malawi183
373 Samoa162
66,730 Philippines162
2,921 Liberia144
136,722 India134
91,871 Thailand133
48,972 Germany131
71,022 France130
55,241 Brazil127
9,522 Israel109
23,071 Spain107
32,207 Argentina101
684 Belize101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,093 Chile93
1,452 Suriname89
24,973 Cameroon81
13,735 Papua New Guinea80
28,937 Netherlands79
3,146 Singapore73
7,015 Botswana61
7,566 Kuwait58
29,184 Japan57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
318 Isle of Man50
409 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines50
1,518 China49
8,024 Ethiopia49
86,567 DR Congo48
18,422 Sweden37
8,935 Lesotho32
11,471 Dominican Republic31
496 Antigua and Barbuda29
12,265 Portugal28
38,396 Belarus26
56,152 Greece26
46,150 Belgium25
12,055 Latvia25
28,226 Switzerland22
21,168 Denmark20
58,740 Kazakhstan18
70,664 Malaysia17
6,157 Panama17
30,506 Ivory Coast16
792 Myanmar16
6,078 Cyprus14
476 Saint Kitts and Nevis14
110,230 Italy11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,193 Oman10
31,795 Venezuela10
5,469 Bahrain9
1,883 Fiji9
3,802 Hong Kong9
26,217 Estonia8
14,153 Solomon Islands8
1,286 Bermuda7
70,659 Tanzania7
13,677 Tunisia7
848 Bahamas6
991 Gibraltar6
4,218 Iceland6
92,487 Pakistan6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Charles Hope was 1 month old when he migrated to USA on August 22, 1853. He lived in U-Born-At-Sea, Germany and took Heidelberg from Havre. Farmer Friedrich Hope, 25 years old Amalie Hope, Ann-Elis. Hope, aged 26, Ann-Mary Hope, aged 16, Cath Hope, Eliza Hope, aged 58, Hans-George Hope, aged 56, Lewis Hope (19) Gentleman, and 16 other Hope majority of whom were farmer and others worked as laborer and baker migrated to US from Hamburg, Bremen, Bremen & Southampton and Liverpool.

Hope Namesakes

  • Maurice Hope, former boxer from England, who was world Jr
  • Adam Hope, Canadian businessman and senator
  • Frederick William Hope, English clergyman naturalist
  • Wally Hope, was known
  • Henry Hope, Amsterdam merchant banker born in Boston
  • Eric Hope, British pianist
  • Rosa Hope, English painter
  • Arthur John Hope, architect and president of the Manchester Society of Architects
  • Kenny Hope, former football referee from Scotland
  • Anna Hope, English writer and actress from Manchester
  • Warren Hope, American poet and university professor
  • Deborra Hope, journalist, anchor
  • Judith Richards Hope, lawyer, law professor, and corporate director
  • Sverre Hope, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Jan Hope, Dutch banker
  • Thomas Charles Hope, Scottish physician, chemist and lecturer
  • Bob Hope, American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer
  • Anthony Hope, English novelist and playwright
  • Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
  • Phil Hope, former British Labour Co-operative politician
  • Elmo Hope, musical artist
  • A. D. Hope, Australian poet and essayist
  • Randy Hope, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Clifford R. Hope, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Elizabeth Cotton, Lady Hope, British evangelist active
  • Howling Laud Hope, Leader of the United Kingdom's Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  • Neil Hope,
  • Broken Hope, American death metal band from Chicago, Illinois
  • Chris Hope, former American football safety
  • Dave Hope, American bass guitarist
  • Nicholas Hope, Australian actor, living in Sydney, Australia
  • Richard Hope, English former footballer who played as a defender
  • Barclay Hope, Canadian actor
  • Teri Hope, Her centerfold was photographed by Don Bronstein and Mike Shea
  • Tamara Hope, Canadian actress and musician
  • Dolores Hope, American singer, entertainer
  • George Johnstone Hope, British naval officer,
  • Gloria Hope, American silent film actress
  • Lugenia Burns Hope, social reformer whose Neighborhood Union and other community service organizations improved the quality of life for blacks
  • Ying Hope, P. Eng
  • James Haskell Hope, longest-serving Superintendent of Education
  • Rich Hope, Canadian guitarist, singer-songwriter
  • Ken Hope, Irish former cricketer
  • Ted Hope, American independent film producer based
  • John C. Hope, Lutheran scholar, priest
  • Wayne Hope, Australian actor, writer, director, and producer

Hope Namesakes

  • Maurice Hope, former boxer from England, who was world Jr
  • Adam Hope, Canadian businessman and senator
  • Frederick William Hope, English clergyman naturalist
  • Wally Hope, was known
  • Henry Hope, Amsterdam merchant banker born in Boston
  • Eric Hope, British pianist
  • Rosa Hope, English painter
  • Arthur John Hope, architect and president of the Manchester Society of Architects
  • Kenny Hope, former football referee from Scotland
  • Anna Hope, English writer and actress from Manchester
  • Warren Hope, American poet and university professor
  • Deborra Hope, journalist, anchor
  • Judith Richards Hope, lawyer, law professor, and corporate director
  • Sverre Hope, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Jan Hope, Dutch banker
  • Thomas Charles Hope, Scottish physician, chemist and lecturer
  • Bob Hope, American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer
  • Anthony Hope, English novelist and playwright
  • Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
  • Phil Hope, former British Labour Co-operative politician
  • Elmo Hope, musical artist
  • A. D. Hope, Australian poet and essayist
  • Randy Hope, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Clifford R. Hope, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Elizabeth Cotton, Lady Hope, British evangelist active
  • Howling Laud Hope, Leader of the United Kingdom's Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  • Neil Hope,
  • Broken Hope, American death metal band from Chicago, Illinois
  • Chris Hope, former American football safety
  • Dave Hope, American bass guitarist
  • Nicholas Hope, Australian actor, living in Sydney, Australia
  • Richard Hope, English former footballer who played as a defender
  • Barclay Hope, Canadian actor
  • Teri Hope, Her centerfold was photographed by Don Bronstein and Mike Shea
  • Tamara Hope, Canadian actress and musician
  • Dolores Hope, American singer, entertainer
  • George Johnstone Hope, British naval officer,
  • Gloria Hope, American silent film actress
  • Lugenia Burns Hope, social reformer whose Neighborhood Union and other community service organizations improved the quality of life for blacks
  • Ying Hope, P. Eng
  • James Haskell Hope, longest-serving Superintendent of Education
  • Rich Hope, Canadian guitarist, singer-songwriter
  • Ken Hope, Irish former cricketer
  • Ted Hope, American independent film producer based
  • John C. Hope, Lutheran scholar, priest
  • Wayne Hope, Australian actor, writer, director, and producer

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