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
Living On Own Means 235
General Labourer 184
General Servant Domestic 136
Farmer 127
Dress Maker 117
Cook Domestic 95
Scholar 95
Laundress Wash 70
Carpenter 56
Agricultural Labourer 49
Domestic Servant 48
Charwoman 45
School 44
Dressmaker 43
Housemaid Domestic 41
Servant Domestic 39
House Maid Domestic 37
Cabinet Maker 34
House Keeper Domestic 34
Tailor 30
Gardener Domestic 29
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 29
Dock Labourer 27
Nurse Domestic 26
Tailoress 25

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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