Hooper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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The ancient name of Hooper finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a cooper or a fitter of hoops. The surname Hooper is derived from the Old English word hop, which means hoop. 1 Occupational names frequently were derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer, such as tools or products. These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames.

Early Origins of the Hooper family

The surname Hooper was first found in Wiltshire where Adam and Philip le Hoper(e) was listed there in 1228. In Somerset, William le Houper was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327, and Richard Hoper, couper was listed in Yorkshire in 1367. 1

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include Alexander le Hopere in Devon. 2 In Somerset, John le Hopere was registered there as holding lands, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 3

Early History of the Hooper family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hooper research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1444, 1495, 1515, 1553, 1555, 1621, 1640, 1727, 1742, 1774, 1777, 1790, 1827, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1853 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Hooper History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hooper Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hooper family name include Hooper, Hoopar, Hoopir and others.

Early Notables of the Hooper family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Hooper World Ranking

In the United States, the name Hooper is the 867th most popular surname with an estimated 34,818 people with that name. 4 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Hooper is ranked the 708th most popular surname with an estimated 61 people with that name. 5 And in Australia, the name Hooper is the 271st popular surname with an estimated 12,662 people with that name. 6 New Zealand ranks Hooper as 232nd with 2,529 people. 7 The United Kingdom ranks Hooper as 410th with 15,922 people. 8


Hooper migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hooper surname or a spelling variation of the name include :

Hooper Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Hooper Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Hooper Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Hooper Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Hooper migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hooper Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Hooper Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Hooper migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hooper Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Hooper 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:

Hooper Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Hooper migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 18
Hooper Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Hooper (post 1700) +


Suggested Readings for the name Hooper +
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