The name Hopkines has a rich and ancient history. It is an
Anglo-Saxon name that was originally derived from the name
Hobb, a pet form of the
personal name Robert. This name was supplemented by the common diminutive suffix
-kin. Thus, the original form of the surname Hopkines was
Hobbe-kin. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.Early Origins of the Hopkines family
The surname Hopkines was first found in
Oxfordshire at Swalcliffe where a family of this name has resided since the 13th century and had nineteen proprietors who had the
personal name of John.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. However, the earliest record of the name was found in the Latin form of Hobekinus in the Curia Regis Rolls of
Staffordshire in 1224. William Hobkyn and Richard Hobkyn were both listed in the
Subsidy Rolls of
Worcestershire in 1327, while the
Subsidy Rolls of
Staffordshire of the same year list William Hopkyn and John Hopkynes.
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Early History of the Hopkines family
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Hopkines Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few
hundred years ago,
spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Hopkines include Hopkins, Habbagan, Hopkin, Hopkines, Hopkyns and many more.
Early Notables of the Hopkines family (pre 1700)
Notables of this surname at this time include: Sir Robert Hopkins of Wykeham; Edward Hopkins (1600-1657), an English colonist, politician, and Governor of the Connecticut Colony, founder of the New Haven and Connecticut colonies, politically active in the administration of Oliver Cromwell; Sir Richard Hopkins
(c. 1612-1682), an English politician, Member...
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Migration of the Hopkines family to Ireland
Some of the Hopkines family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Hopkines family to the New World and Oceana
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck
England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in
England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Michael Hopkin settled in Barbados in 1654; Stephen Hopkins and his wife, Elizabeth, settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in the year of the "Mayflower".
The Hopkines Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Inter primos
Motto Translation: Among the first.