# Hopkins (surname)

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

An English, Irish and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 96,810 |
| US rank (2010) | 322 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,189 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (94,603 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hob + -kin + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hopkins 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) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hopkins in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Hopkins

- Miriam Hopkins, American actress (1902-1972)
- Harry Hopkins, American politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce, assistant to President Frank
- Johns Hopkins, American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist (1795–1873)
- Mike Hopkins (astronaut), American astronaut (born 1968)
- Bernard Hopkins, American boxer
- Lightnin' Hopkins, American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1912-1982)
- Bo Hopkins, American actor (1938–2022)
- Telma Hopkins, American actress and singer (born 1948)
- Thelma Hopkins, British athlete (1936–2025)
- Josh Hopkins, American actor
- Stephen Hopkins, British director and producer
- Linda Hopkins, African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017)

and 28 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hopson, Hopkinson, Hobson.

## 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.