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    The surname Hopkinson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,108 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H125

    Hopkinson: #23,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hopkinson #23,065, 1,108 people Hopkinson: #23,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hopkinson #23,065, 1,108 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hopkinson is more common than 85.8% of them.

    Origin

    From Hopkin + -son.

    Hopkinson 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 1,108 people named Hopkinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 278,651 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,007.

    #23,065
    rank among US surnames
    1,108
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10%
    change since 2000 (was #23,514)

    Who is named Hopkinson

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

    81% of people named Hopkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hopkinsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Francis Hopkinson
      American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hopkinson

    Hopkinson 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 Hopkinson come from?
    From Hopkin + -son.
    How common is the surname Hopkinson?
    1,108 people in the United States had the surname Hopkinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,651 Americans. It ranked 23,065th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hopkinson?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Hopkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hopkinson?
    Francis Hopkinson, American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791.
    Where is the surname Hopkinson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hopkinson in the United States.
    What type of surname is Hopkinson?
    Hopkinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hopkinson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,108 in 2010, up 10%.