How common is the surname Hopkins?

96,810 people in the United States had the surname Hopkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,189 Americans. It ranked 322nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hopkins?

Miriam Hopkins, American actress (1902-1972), followed by Harry Hopkins.

Where is the surname Hopkins most common?

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

How do you pronounce Hopkins?

Hopkins is /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hopkins getting more or less common?

More common. 94,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 96,810 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Hopkins

A patronymic surname, carried by 96,810 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/ 2 syllables Soundex H125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hopkins is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

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

Hopkins is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 96,810 people named Hopkins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,189 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 94,603.

#322

rank among US surnames

96,810

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #289)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#313	Joseph	100,959	3,058
#314	Barrett	100,104	3,084
#315	Navarro	99,807	3,093
#316	Figueroa	98,468	3,135
#317	Keller	98,268	3,142
#318	Avila	97,314	3,173
#319	Wade	97,040	3,182

Who is named Hopkins

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Hopkins identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hopkinss

40 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Miriam Hopkins
American actress (1902-1972)
Harry Hopkins
American politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce, assistant to President Frank, 1890–1946
Johns Hopkins
American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist (1795–1873)
Mike Hopkins (astronaut)
American astronaut (born 1968)
Bernard Hopkins
American boxer, born 1965
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, born 1970
Stephen Hopkins
British director and producer, born 1958
Linda Hopkins
African American actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017)

Notable Hopkinss come mostly from the United States (35), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hopkins

Hopkins has the Soundex code H125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H125.

Questions

Where does the surname Hopkins come from?: From Hob + -kin + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Hopkins?: 96,810 people in the United States had the surname Hopkins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,189 Americans. It ranked 322nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hopkins?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Hopkins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hopkins?: Miriam Hopkins, American actress (1902-1972), followed by Harry Hopkins.
Where is the surname Hopkins most common?: Wikidata records people named Hopkins in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Hopkins?: Hopkins is /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hopkins?: Hopkins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hopkins getting more or less common?: More common. 94,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 96,810 in 2010, up 2.3%.