Hopkins
For other uses, see Hopkins (disambiguation).
| Hopkins | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| 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 |
| Language(s) of origin | English, Cymraeg, Irish Gaelic |
| Related names | Hopkin, Hopkinson, Dob(b), Hob(b), Hop, Nob(b), Rob, Robb, Robin, Robbins, Robinson, Popkyn, Robert |
| Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons[1] | |
Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English and Welsh derivations mean "son of Hob". It derives from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame". It was 'borrowed' into French, where the spelling was changed from "Hob" to "Robert". The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name Mac Oibicin. The name increased in popularity in, and became associated with, Wales around the 17th century. The Robert spelling was introduced to England and Scotland after the Norman conquest of England.
Common Hopkins names
- Charles Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
- James Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
- John Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
- Mark Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
- Michael Hopkins (disambiguation), several people named Michael or Mike
- Richard Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
- Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
Known people surnamed Hopkins
- Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress
- 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, Peruvian indie musician
- 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
- 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
- George Hopkins (baseball) (1858–?), pre-Negro Leagues baseball pitcher and second baseman
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player
- Roy M. Hopkins (1943–2006), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Sarah Hopkins, composer
- Telma Hopkins, actress/singer
- Tom Hopkins, English footballer
- Tim Hopkins, jazz musician
- Wes Hopkins, former NFL defensive back
Fictional characters
- Jimmy Hopkins, main character of the controversial videogame Bully
- Gilly Hopkins, main character of The Great Gilly Hopkins.
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