Hop History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hop family

The surname Hop was first found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Hop family

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Hop Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hoop, Hoogh, Hooper, Hoopen, Hoopern, Hooperbusch, Hoopermann, Hop, Hope, Hopfer, Hood, Hooden and many more.

Early Notables of the Hop family

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Hop Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Hop is the 945^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,174 people with that name. 1

Hop migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hop Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans George Hop, who settled in Philadelphia in 1753
Casper Hop, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Hans Georg Hop, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Johannes Hop, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2

Hop Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cathrine Hop, aged 21, who landed in New York, NY in 1852 2

Hop migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hop Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Hop, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mermaid" in 1859 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Hop (post 1700) +

Glenn Hop, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1988 4
Hop Fuller, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948 5

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html