# Hooper (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hooper/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made hoops for barrels.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,247 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,020 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,015 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (34,084 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhupɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hooper in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hooper in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

## People named Hooper

- Tom Hooper, British-Australian filmmaker
- Tobe Hooper, American film director, screenwriter and producer (1943-2017)
- Nicholas Hooper, British composer
- William Hooper, American politician (1742-1790)
- Nellee Hooper, British composer and record producer
- Darrow Hooper, Athletics competitor, shot putter (1932–2018)
- Kate Hooper, Australian water polo player
- David Vincent Hooper, British chess player and writer (1915–1998)
- Charmaine Hooper, association football player
- Michael Hooper, Australian rugby union player
- Harry Hooper, baseball player
- Jordan Hooper, American basketball player (born 1992)

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hopper, Hoover, Hofer, Hoffer, Hover, Hoefer, Huber, Haber, Hafer, Huffer, Hoffpauir, Haver.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.