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![Show Contents]() Hopkinton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Hopkinton came from the name Hobb, a pet form of the personal name Robert. This name was supplemented by the common diminutive suffix -kin and the patronymic suffix -son, which superseded all other English patronymic suffixes during the 14th century. 1 Early Origins of the Hopkinton familyThe surname Hopkinton was first found in Cheshire, where Richard Hobbekynessone was found at Putnam in 1354. Later, in the historic English county of Yorkshire, John Hopkynson was listed in 1469. 2 Early History of the Hopkinton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hopkinton research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1567, 1583, 1610, 1680, 1737, 1776 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Hopkinton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hopkinton Spelling VariationsSound 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 Hopkinton family name include Hopkinson, Hobkinson and others. Early Notables of the Hopkinton familyNotables of the family at this time include William Hopkinson (fl. 1583), English divine, graduated B.A. in 1567 from St. John's College, Cambridge, and was a minister in Lincolnshire, perhaps at Kirton in Lindsey in that county. 3
John Hopkinson (1610-1680), was an English antiquary, son of George Hopkinson of Lofthouse, near Leeds, by his second wife, Judith, daughter of John Langley of...
Another 61 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hopkinton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hopkinton familyFor 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 Hopkinton surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Daniel Hopkinson settled in Virginia in 1637; with his wife Michele; Charles and Joseph Hopkinson arrived in Philadelphia in 1853.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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