Hope Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hope Name Meaning: A topographical name for someone who lived in a 'petit','enclosed' valley,like the side of a hill.May also be habitational from a place named with this word i.e Cheshire.

From old english 'hopian',the name first used by the 'Puritans' in the 17th century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hope Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hope family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 727
Agricultural Labourer 151
House Servant 108
Coal Miner 83
Labourer 58
At Home 52
Servant 44
Dress Maker 42
Farm Labourer 36
Scholar At Home 32
Annuitant 31
Laundress 29
General Servant 25
Shoe Maker 24
Grocer 21
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 20
Stone Mason 20
Ag Lab 19
House Keeper 18
Farm Servant 18
Carpenter 17
Cook 17
Pauper 16
Errand Boy 16
Sawyer 14

Hope Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hope 100% 63,180
2 Heap 25% 34,953
3 Heape 60% 1,502
4 Hoppe 80% 1,113
5 Hoope 80% 690
6 Hoop 50% 404
7 Heep 25% 386
8 Hape 75% 267
9 Hop 75% 166

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

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