Hopkins

For other uses, see Hopkins (disambiguation).

HopkinsOrigin

Language(s)| English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic
Meaning| "renowned-fame"; "Son of Hob" (or "Son of Robert"; a direct translation from the old English version, Hobbe-kyn)
Region of origin| Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)| ap Popkyn, Hupkens, Hopkin, Hopcyn, Hopkinson, Dob(b), Hob(b), Hop, Nob(b), Rob, Robb, Robin, Robbins, Robinson, Popkyn, Robert
Frequency Comparisons:[1]

Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English name means "son of Hob". Hob was a diminutive of Robert, itself deriving from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame". The Robert spelling was introduced to England after the Norman conquest of England.[citation needed]

The surname Hopkins or Hopcyn is associated with, and most common in, Wales. A typical Welsh patronym, it is first recorded as ab Popkyn (son of Hopkin) in Monmouth, in the early 17th century, and became a standardized surname under English law.

The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic surname Mac Oibicin.

## People surnamed Hopkins

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* Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress
* Andrew Delmar Hopkins (1857–1948), American entomologist
* Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), actor
* Antony Hopkins, composer
* A. G. Hopkins Antony Gerald Hopkins, British historian
* Arthur F. Hopkins (1794–1865), husband of Juliet Opie Hopkins
* Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer
* Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer
* Bobb Hopkins, actor, director and founder of the National Hobo Association
* Brad Hopkins, NFL offensive lineman
* Brycen Hopkins (born 1997), American football player & son of Brad
* Budd Hopkins, artist and UFO researcher
* Cathy Hopkins, novelist
* Charles Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Christian Hopkins, American football player
* Claude Hopkins, musician
* Claude C. Hopkins, advertising man
* Constance Hopkins, Mayflower passenger
* CJ Hopkins, American playwright and author
* DeAndre Hopkins (born 1992), American football player
* Dustin Hopkins, American football player
* Edward Hopkins, settler, governor Connecticut Colony
* Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer
* Elizabeth Hopkins (1731–1801), English actress
* Esek Hopkins (1718–1802), Continental Navy officer
* Esther A. Hopkins, American chemist and environmental attorney
* Ezekiel Hopkins, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
* Frank Hopkins, U.S. cowboy
* Frank Hopkins (Royal Navy officer), Captain of HMS Ark Royal
* Frederick Gowland Hopkins, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
* Gail Hopkins (born 1943), American baseball player and coach
* Gareth Hopkins, New Zealand cricketer
* Gareth Hopkins (footballer)
* Gaynor Hopkins, stage name Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), singer
* George Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, Jesuit
* Graham Hopkins, drummer/musician
* Harold Hopkins (physicist), physicist
* Harry Hopkins, economics advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Herbert Hopkins, Australian/English crickete
* Howard Hopkins E7 Chief Navy Retired (passed)
* Ian Hopkins, British police chief
* Isaac S. Hopkins, professor/founder Georgia Institute of Technology
* J. Fletcher Hopkins (died 1953), American politician
* James Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Jeff Hopkins, footballer
* Jeffrey Hopkins, Tibetologist
* John Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Johns Hopkins, philanthropist
* Jon Hopkins, electronica musician
* Joseph Gardner Hopkins MD (1882–1951), dermatologist, bacteriologist, pathologist, professor at Columbia 1925 to 1947[2]
* Juliet Opie Hopkins (1818–1890), The Florence Nightingale of the south.
* Katie Hopkins, British TV personality and newspaper columnist
* Keith Hopkins, historian and sociologist
* Larry J. Hopkins (1933–2021), American politician
* Lea Hopkins (born 1944), American LGBT rights activist from Missouri
* Lemuel Hopkins (1750–1801), American poet
* Lightnin' Hopkins, blues guitarist and singer
* Linda Ann Hopkins (born 1976) known as Tera Patrick, pornographic actress
* Lisa Hopkins (born 1978), American opera singer
* Livingston Hopkins "Hop" (1846–1927), American-born cartoonist in Australia
* Mark Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Mary Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Matthew Hopkins, 17th century witch-hunter
* Maudie Hopkins, last surviving American Civil War widow
* Mel Hopkins (1934–2010), international footballer
* Michael Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Milton Hopkins (biologist) (1906–1983), American botanist and textbook editor
* Milton N. Hopkins (1926–2007), farmer and ornithologist
* Milton W. Hopkins (1789–1844), American portrait painter
* Miriam Hopkins (1902–1972), American actress
* Nathan T. Hopkins, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
* Neil Hopkins, (born 1977) American actor
* Nelson K. Hopkins, New York State Comptroller, 1872–1875
* Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English rock pianist
* Patty Hopkins (born 1942), British architect
* Paul Hopkins (baseball) (1904–2004), baseball pitcher
* Paul Hopkins (actor) (born 1968), Canadian television, film and theatre actor
* Paul Hopkins (footballer) (born 1986), English (soccer) footballer
* Peter W. Hopkins (1826–1879), New York politician
* Rachel Hopkins, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
* Raymond Hopkins (born 1975), Dutch/English Canadian Health & Safety Consultant, resident of Lethbridge, Alberta and a good friend
* Richard Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
* Rob Hopkins (born 1968), English activist founder of Transition Towns movement
* Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player
* Roy M. Hopkins (1943–2006), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
* Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

* Stephen Hopkins (politician) (1707–1785) United States politician and statesman; signer of the Declaration of Independence

* Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress
* Tom Hopkins, English footballer
* Tim Hopkins, jazz musician
* Wes Hopkins, NFL defensive back
* William Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

* William Hersey Hopkins (1841–1919), American academic and college administrator

## Fictional characters

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* Jimmy Hopkins, main character of the controversial video game Bully
* Kailey Hopkins, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2003
* Gilly Hopkins, main character of The Great Gilly Hopkins.
* Martin Hopkins, main character of the Pentagram series by Anthony Horowitz.

## See also

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* Hopkin
* Hopkinson
* All pages with titles containing Hopkins

## References

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1. ^ Hopkins Surname at Forebears
2. ^ "DR. J.G. HOPKINS, A DERMATOLOGIST; Professor at Columbia From 1925 to 1947 Dies Also Was Pathologist, Bacteriologist - The New York Times". The New York Times. 2023-12-17. Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.

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