Hopfner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The German surname Hopfner is of occupational origin. The name means "hops-brewer," and was most likely originally borne by someone who dealt in hops.

Early Origins of the Hopfner family

The surname Hopfner was first found in Silesia and Lower Germany where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation. The earliest recorded bearer of the name was Weteling Hoppener, who was a resident of Greifswald in 1304.

Early History of the Hopfner family

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Hopfner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hopf, Hopfner, Hopffner, Hepner, Höpfner, Hopfer, Heptner and many more.

Early Notables of the Hopfner family

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Hopfner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hopfner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Karl Friedrich Hopfner, who arrived in America in 1839 1
Marie Hopfner, aged 43, who landed in America in 1843 1
Michael Friedrich Hopfner, aged 50, who arrived in America in 1843 1
August Friedrich Hopfner, aged 49, who landed in America in 1843 1
Dorothea Marie Arndt Hopfner, aged 45, who arrived in America in 1843 1
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Hopfner migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hopfner Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Eleonora Hopfner, who landed in Quebec in 1852

Contemporary Notables of the name Hopfner (post 1700) +

Heiner Hopfner, German operatic Tenor
Otto Höpfner (1924-2005), German television actor
Karl-Peter Hopfner Ph.D., German Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Gene Center at the University of Munich
Ray Hopfner, Jazz saxophone player
Friedrich Hopfner, Austrian geodesist, geophysicist and planetary scientist

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)