Hopwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Hopwell family

The surname Hopwell was first found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Hopwell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hopwell research. Another 153 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1066 and 1373 are included under the topic Early Hopwell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hopwell 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 Hopwell family name include Hopewell, Hopwell, Hoppewell, Hoppwell, Hopewella and many more.

Early Notables of the Hopwell family

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Hopwell migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Hopwell surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Hopwell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Hopwell to Philadelphia in 1856