Hooper Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hooper Name Meaning: Name for a person who fitted the hoop on a barrel

Mainly British or of British descent, including a small percentage from Scotland. An ancient name probably from before the Norman Conquest & first found in Devonshire

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hooper Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hooper family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,226
General Labourer 181
Agricultural Labourer 151
Living On Own Means 144
Dress Maker 137
Living On Her Own Means 123
Farmer 122
Domestic Servant 117
Labourer 114
Laundress 99
General Servant Domestic 86
General Servant 77
Carpenter 69
Coal Miner 58
Errand Boy 51
Farm Labourer 50
Blacksmith 44
Farm Servant 43
House Keeper 42
Mason 41
Shoe Maker 40
Clerk 40
Gardener 38
General Domestic Servant 38
Dressmaker 38

Hooper Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hooper 100% 95,636
2 Hopper 83% 29,917
3 Hoper 83% 1,341
4 Haper 67% 269
5 Hoopper 86% 149
6 Heaper 67% 120

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The surname Hooper is the most popular version of all its varients

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