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    The surname Hopson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 12,180 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H125

    Hopson: #2,946 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hopson #2,946, 12,180 people Hopson: #2,946 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hopson #2,946, 12,180 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hopson is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + -son.

    Hopson 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 12,180 people named Hopson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,349 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,050.

    #2,946
    rank among US surnames
    12,180
    people in 2010
    4.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,748)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,942Nunes12,19125,326
    #2,943Harley12,18625,336
    #2,944Talbert12,18125,346
    #2,946Hopson12,18025,349

    Who is named Hopson

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

    52% of people named Hopson identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 52%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 42%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hopsons

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dennis Hopson
      American basketball player and coach (born 1965)
    • Scotty Hopson
      American basketball player (born 1989)
    • James Hopson
      American paleontologist (1935-)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hopson

    Hopson 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 Hopson come from?
    From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + -son.
    How common is the surname Hopson?
    12,180 people in the United States had the surname Hopson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,349 Americans. It ranked 2,946th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hopson?
    In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Hopson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hopson?
    Dennis Hopson, American basketball player and coach (born 1965), followed by Scotty Hopson.
    Where is the surname Hopson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hopson in the United States.
    What type of surname is Hopson?
    Hopson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hopson getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,180 in 2010, up 1.1%.