Hopkins is an English,

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

and Irish

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

. The English name means "son of Hob". ''Hob'' was a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

of '' Robert'', itself deriving from the Germanic warrior name ''Hrod-berht'', translated as "renowned-fame". The Robert spelling was introduced to England and Scotland after the

Norman conquest of England The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, ...

. The surname Hopkins or Hopcyn is associated with, and most common in Wales. A typical

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, it is first recorded as ''ab Popkyn'' (son of Hopkin) in

Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...

, in the early 17th century, and became a standardized surname under English law. The name in Ireland is an

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of the

Irish Gaelic Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the ...

surname ''Mac Oibicin''.

People surnamed Hopkins

* Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress * Andrew Delmar Hopkins (1857–1948), American entomologist * Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), actor * Antony Hopkins, composer *

A. G. Hopkins Antony "Tony" Gerald Hopkins, British Academy, FBA (born 21 February 1938) is a British historian specialising in the economic history of African history, Africa, European colonialism, and globalisation. He is Emeritus Smuts Professor of Commo ...

Antony Gerald Hopkins, British historian *

Arthur F. Hopkins Arthur Francis Hopkins (October 18, 1794 – November 10, 1865) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1836 to 1837. Biography Born in Danville, Virginia, Arthur Francis Hopkins was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1814. Two years late ...

(1794–1865), husband of Juliet Opie Hopkins * Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer * Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer * Bobb Hopkins, actor, director and founder of the National Hobo Association * Brad Hopkins, NFL offensive lineman *

Brycen Hopkins Brycen Avery Hopkins (born March 27, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue. Early life and high school Hopkins grew up in Nashville, Tenne ...

(born 1997), American football player & son of Brad *

Budd Hopkins Elliot Budd Hopkins (June 15, 1931 – August 21, 2011) was an American artist, author, and ufologist. He was a prominent figure in alien abduction phenomena and related UFO research. Life Elliot Budd Hopkins was born in 1931. He was rai ...

, artist and UFO researcher * Cathy Hopkins, novelist *

Charles Hopkins (disambiguation) Charles Hopkins may refer to: *Charles Hopkins (poet) (c. 1664–c. 1700), Anglo-Irish poet and dramatist *Charles Gordon Hopkins (1822–1886), politician of the Hawaiian Kingdom *Charles Ferren Hopkins (1842–1934), Union Civil War soldier and of ...

, several people *

Christian Hopkins Christian "Chris" James Hopkins (born February 26, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the university of Toledo and high school football at Hyde Park High School in Chicago. He was signed by the New York ...

, American football player * Claude Hopkins, musician *

Claude C. Hopkins Claude C. Hopkins (1866–1932) was an American advertiser and author. He introduced the slogan in advertising and popularised the use of test campaigns, especially using coupons in direct mail, to properly attribute marketing spend. Biography ...

, advertising man *

Constance Hopkins Constance Hopkins (baptized May 11, 1606 – October 1677), also sometimes listed as Constanta, was a passenger on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. Biography Hopkins was probably born in Hursley, England since her baptism record is there along wi ...

, ''Mayflower'' passenger *

CJ Hopkins C. J. Hopkins is an American playwright, novelist, and political satire, political satirist. Among his works are the plays ''Horse Country'', ''screwmachine/eyecandy'' and ''The Extremists (play), The Extremists''. Career Early works Hopkins w ...

, American playwright and author * DeAndre Hopkins (born 1992), American football player *

Dustin Hopkins Dustin Hopkins (born October 1, 1990) is an American football placekicker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round ...

, American football player * Edward Hopkins, settler, governor Connecticut Colony *

Edward John Hopkins Dr. Edward John Hopkins FRCO (30 June 1818 - 4 February 1901) was an English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an ...

, English organist and composer *

Esek Hopkins Esek Hopkins (April 26, 1718February 26, 1802) was an American naval officer, merchant captain, and privateer. Achieving the rank of Commodore, Hopkins was the only Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War ...

(1718–1802), Continental Navy officer *

Esther A. Hopkins Esther Arvilla Hopkins (née Harrison; September 18, 1926 – May 19, 2021) was an American chemist and environmental attorney. Hopkins was best known for her career as a biophysicist and research chemist at American Cyanamid along with research ...

, American chemist and environmental attorney *

Ezekiel Hopkins Ezekiel Hopkins (died 1690) was an Anglican divine in the Church of Ireland, who was Bishop of Derry from 1681 to 1690. Life He was born in Devon, and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was a choris ...

, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe * Frank Hopkins, U.S. cowboy *

Frank Hopkins (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Frank Henry Edward Hopkins, (23 June 1910 – 14 April 1990) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. Naval career Educated at the Nautical College at Pangbourne in Berkshire, Hopkins joined the Royal Navy in 1927. Hopkins served in ...

, Captain of HMS ''Ark Royal'' * Frederick Gowland Hopkins, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate *

Gail Hopkins Gail Eason Hopkins (born February 19, 1943) is a former Major League Baseball player and coach. Before reaching the majors, he attended David Starr Jordan High School and then a catcher at Pepperdine University, where he was named an All-Amer ...

(born 1943), American baseball player and coach *

Gareth Hopkins Gareth James Hopkins (born 24 November 1976) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played five One Day Internationals in 2004 after Brendon McCullum went home from England for the NatWest series. International career Gareth H ...

, New Zealand cricketer *

Gareth Hopkins (footballer) Gareth Hopkins (born 14 June 1980) is an English Association football, football striker who plays for Bishop's Cleeve F.C., Bishop's Cleeve. External links

* 1980 births Living people Footballers from Cheltenham English men's footballe ...

* Gaynor Hopkins, stage name Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), singer *

George Hopkins (disambiguation) George Hopkins may refer to: *George Hopkins (baseball) (1858–?), pre-Negro leagues baseball pitcher and second baseman * George Hopkins (comedian) (1928–2011), American comedian and musician *George Hopkins (footballer), English footballer * G ...

, several people *

Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame placed him among leading Victorian poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovato ...

, poet, Jesuit * Graham Hopkins, drummer/musician *

Harold Hopkins (physicist) Harold Horace Hopkins FRS (6 December 1918 – 22 October 1994) was a British physicist. His Wave Theory of Aberrations, (published by Oxford University Press 1950), is central to all modern optical design and provides the mathematical analysis ...

, physicist *

Harry Hopkins Harry Lloyd Hopkins (August 17, 1890 – January 29, 1946) was an American statesman, public administrator, and presidential advisor. A trusted deputy to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hopkins directed New Deal relief programs before servi ...

, economics advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt * Herbert Hopkins, Australian/English cricketer * Ian Hopkins, British police chief *

Isaac S. Hopkins Isaac Stiles Hopkins (June 20, 1841 – February 3, 1914) was a professor and the first President of the Georgia Institute of Technology (1888–1896) as well as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Biography Hopkins was ...

, professor/founder Georgia Institute of Technology *

James Hopkins (disambiguation) James Hopkins may refer to: *James Hopkins (footballer, born 1873) (1873–?), English association football player for Manchester United * James Hopkins (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1943), Northern Irish association football player for Arsenal a ...

, several people *

Jeff Hopkins Jeffrey Hopkins (born 14 April 1964) is a former Welsh international football defender and current Melbourne Victory Women head coach, who most notably played club football for Fulham and Reading in the Football League. Club career Hopkin ...

, footballer *

Jeffrey Hopkins Jeffrey Hopkins (born 1940) is an American Tibetologist. He is Emeritus professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia, where he taught for more than three decades since 1973. He has authored more than twenty-five books ab ...

, Tibetologist *

John Hopkins (disambiguation) John Hopkins may refer to: Politics * John Hopkins (Bristol MP), member of the English House of Commons in 1601 * John Hopkins (died 1732), English merchant, Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives 1710–15 and Ilchester 1715–22 * John Hopkin ...

, several people *

Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland where he remained for most ...

, philanthropist * Jon Hopkins, electronica musician *

Juliet Opie Hopkins Juliet Ann Hopkins (née Opie; May 7, 1818 – March 9, 1890) was born on a plantation in Jefferson County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia). After her marriage to Arthur F. Hopkins of Mobile, Alabama, she relocated to that state. During the C ...

(1818–1890), The Florence Nightingale of the south. * Katie Hopkins, British TV personality and newspaper columnist * Keith Hopkins, historian and sociologist *

Larry J. Hopkins Larry Jones Hopkins (October 25, 1933 – November 15, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1993. He was the Republican ...

(1933–2021), American politician *

Lemuel Hopkins Lemuel Hopkins (June 19, 1750 – April 14, 1801) was an American poet and physician who was a member of the Hartford Wits, a group of literary satirists active in the late eighteenth century. A politically conservative Federalist, he coauthored ...

(1750–1801), American poet * Lightnin' Hopkins, blues guitarist and singer * Linda Ann Hopkins (born 1976) known as Tera Patrick, pornographic actress * Lisa Hopkins (born 1978), American opera singer * Livingston Hopkins "Hop" (1846–1927), American-born cartoonist in Australia *

Mark Hopkins (disambiguation) Mark Hopkins may refer to: * Mark Hopkins (educator) (1802–1887), American educator *Mark N. Hopkins, filmmaker *Mark Hopkins Jr. (1813–1878), American railroad magnate *Mark Hopkins Hotel The InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco is a ...

, several people *

Mary Hopkins (disambiguation) Mary Hopkins may refer to: * Mary Ellen Hopkins (1932–2013), American quilter * Mary Rice Hopkins, Christian children's musician * Mary Alden Hopkins, American journalist, essayist, and activist * Mary E. Hopkins (fl. 1868), first Lady of Nevad ...

, several people * Matthew Hopkins, 17th century witch-hunter *

Maudie Hopkins At least four widows of veterans of the American Civil War (fought 1861–1865) are known to have survived into the 21st century. All were born in the 20th century and married their husbands while the women were still young and the men were in ad ...

, last surviving American Civil War widow * Mel Hopkins (1934–2010), international footballer * Michael Hopkins (disambiguation), several people *

Milton Hopkins (biologist) Milton Hopkins, Jr. (1906–1983) was an American historian, professor of biology, and an editor of college textbooks. Biography In 1917 Milton Hopkins, Jr. moved with his family to Port Washington, New York and attended elementary school and ...

(1906–1983), American botanist and textbook editor *

Milton N. Hopkins Milton Newton Hopkins Jr (1926 – 5 March 2007) was a farmer in southern Georgia, in the south-eastern United States, as well as a conservationist, naturalist, and author, who had a long association with the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS ...

(1926–2007), farmer and ornithologist *

Milton W. Hopkins Milton William Hopkins (1 August 1789 - 24 April 1844) was an American portrait painter in the folk art tradition. Biography He was born in Harwinton, Connecticut, one of the eight children of Hezekiah and Eunice Hopkins. In 1800, when he was ...

(1789–1844), American portrait painter * Miriam Hopkins (1902–1972), American actress *

Nathan T. Hopkins Nathan Thomas Hopkins (October 27, 1852 – February 11, 1927) was an American religious leader and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1895 to 1897. Early life and career Born in Ashe County, North Ca ...

, U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Neil Hopkins, (born 1977) American actor *

Nelson K. Hopkins Nelson Kerr Hopkins (March 2, 1816 in Williamsville, New York, Williamsville, Erie County, New York – March 2, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician. Life Hopkins was the son of General Timothy Soveral Hopkins (b. ca. 1777) and Nancy A ...

, New York State Comptroller, 1872–1875 * Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English rock pianist *

Patty Hopkins Patricia Ann Hopkins, Lady Hopkins (née Wainwright, born 1942) is an English architect and joint winner, along with her husband Sir Michael Hopkins, of the 1994 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. Early life Hopkins was born in Stoke on Tre ...

(born 1942), British architect * Paul Hopkins (baseball) (1904–2004), baseball pitcher * Paul Hopkins (actor) (born 1968), Canadian television, film and theatre actor *

Paul Hopkins (footballer) Paul David Hopkins (born 29 November 1986 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington. He also played for Waterford United in the League of Ireland and for Bangor City in the Wel ...

(born 1986), English (soccer) footballer *

Peter W. Hopkins Peter W. Hopkins (February 1, 1826 – February 7, 1879) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was born in Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Clifford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, t ...

(1826–1879), New York politician * Rachel Hopkins, British Member of Parliament elected 2019 *

Richard Hopkins (disambiguation) Richard Hopkins may refer to: Politicians * Richard Hopkins (died 1682) (1612–1682), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660 * Richard Hopkins (died 1708) (1641–1708), English politician who sat in the House of Commons variou ...

, several people *

Rob Hopkins Rob Hopkins is an activist and writer on environmental issues, based in Totnes, England. He is best known as the founder and figurehead of the Transition movement, which he initiated in 2005. Hopkins has written six books on environmentalism ...

(born 1968), English activist founder of Transition Towns movement *

Ron Hopkins Ronald Lee Hopkins (born November 10, 1960) is a former American football defensive back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Murray State University. College career Ho ...

(born 1960), American football player *

Roy M. Hopkins Roy McArthur Hopkins, known as Hoppy Hopkins (June 10, 1943 – November 23, 2006), was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 1 in northern Caddo Parish and two precincts in northern Bossier Parish from ...

(1943–2006), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives *

Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation) Stephen Hopkins or Steve Hopkins may refer to: * Stephen Hopkins (merchant) (c. 1581–1644), passenger on the ''Mayflower'' and one of forty-one signatories of the Mayflower Compact * Stephen Hopkins (politician) (1707–1785), Rhode Island gover ...

, several people :*

Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785), a Founding Father of the United States, was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a List of chief justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, chief justice of the ...

(1707–1785) governor, Rhode Island; signer, Declaration of Independence * Telma Hopkins, actress/singer *

Tom Hopkins Thomas Edward Hopkins (born 1911) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...

, English footballer *

Tim Hopkins Tim Hopkins, (born in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Australian jazz musician who won the Australian National Jazz Award at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz in 1993. Career Growing up in Brisbane, Australia, Hopkins had planned a career in graphi ...

, jazz musician *

Wes Hopkins Wesley Carl Hopkins (September 26, 1961 – September 28, 2018) was an American professional football player who played as a safety for the Philadelphia Eagles during his entire 11-year National Football League career from 1983 through 1993. A w ...

, NFL defensive back *

William Hopkins (disambiguation) William Hopkins (1793–1866) was an English mathematician and geologist. William Hopkins may also refer to: *William Hopkins (architect) (1820–1901), architect to the Diocese of Worcester, England *William R. Hopkins (1869–1961), city manager ...

, several people :*

William Hersey Hopkins William Hersey Hopkins (December 20, 1841 – December 17, 1919) was an American academic who served as the first president of Goucher College and acting president of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. Early life and education Hopki ...

(1841–1919), American academic and college administrator

Fictional characters

Jimmy Hopkins ''Bully'' (released in the PAL region as ''Canis Canem Edit''; Latin for " dog eat dog") is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar Vancouver and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 17 October 2006 for the PlayStation ...

, main character of the controversial video game ''

Bully Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively wikt:domination, dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by ot ...

'' * Gilly Hopkins, main character of ''

The Great Gilly Hopkins ''The Great Gilly Hopkins'' is a realistic children's novel by Katherine Paterson. It was published by Crowell in 1978 and it won the U.S. National Book Award next year.Pentagram'' series by Anthony Horowitz.

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