Hopkins

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Field	Value
name	Hopkins
region	British Isles
related names	Hopkinson, Popkin
footnotes	Frequency comparisons:
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Hopkins is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name Hopkin and the genitive ending -s. Hopkin is itself a pet form of the name Hobb, a shortening of Robert (with alteration of the initial consonant). Notable people and characters with the surname include:

• 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 Gerald Hopkins), British historian

• Arthur Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

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

• Budd Hopkins, artist and UFO researcher

• Cathy Hopkins, novelist

• Catrin Hopkins (born 1997), Welsh singer known as Catty

• Charles Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Christian Hopkins, American football player

• Claude Hopkins, musician

• Claude C. Hopkins, advertising man

• Constance Hopkins, Mayflower passenger

• C. J. Hopkins, American playwright and author

• DeAndre Hopkins (born 1992), American football player

• Dustin Hopkins, American football player

• Edward Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer

• Elizabeth Hopkins (1731–1801), English actress

• Esek Hopkins (1718–1802), Continental Navy officer

• Esther A. Hopkins, American chemist and environmental attorney

• Ezekiel Hopkins, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe

• Frank Hopkins, U.S. cowboy

• Frank Hopkins (Royal Navy officer), Captain of HMS Ark Royal

• Frederick Gowland Hopkins, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate

• Gail Hopkins (born 1943), American baseball player and coach

• Gareth Hopkins, New Zealand cricketer

• Gareth Hopkins (footballer), English footballer

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

• George Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, Jesuit

• Graham Hopkins, drummer/musician

• Harold Hopkins (physicist), physicist

• Harry Hopkins, economics advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry Hopkins (engineer) (1912–1986), New Zealand civil engineer and professor

• Herbert Hopkins, Australian/English cricketer

• Ian Hopkins, British police chief

• Isaac S. Hopkins, professor/founder Georgia Institute of Technology

• J. Fletcher Hopkins (died 1953), American politician

• James Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Jeff Hopkins, footballer

• Jeffrey Hopkins, Tibetologist

• John Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Johns Hopkins, philanthropist

• Jon Hopkins, electronica musician

• Juliet Opie Hopkins (1818–1890), American nurse

• Katie Hopkins, British TV personality and newspaper columnist

• Keith Hopkins, historian and sociologist

• Larry J. Hopkins (1933–2021), American politician

• Lea Hopkins (born 1944), American LGBT rights activist from Missouri

• Lemuel Hopkins (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), several people

• Mary Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Matthew Hopkins, 17th century witch-hunter

• Maudie Hopkins (1914–2008), last surviving American Civil War widow

• Mel Hopkins (1934–2010), Welsh international footballer

• Michael Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Milton Hopkins (biologist) (1906–1983), American botanist and textbook editor

• Milton N. Hopkins (1926–2007), farmer and ornithologist

• Milton W. Hopkins (1789–1844), American portrait painter

• Miriam Hopkins (1902–1972), American actress

• Nathan T. Hopkins, U.S. Representative from Kentucky

• Neil Hopkins (born 1977), American actor

• Nelson K. Hopkins, New York State Comptroller, 1872–1875

• Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English rock pianist

• Nikita Hopkins (born 1993), American actor

• Patty Hopkins (born 1942), British architect

• Paul Hopkins (baseball) (1904–2004), American baseball pitcher

• Paul Hopkins (actor) (born 1968), Canadian television, film and theatre actor

• Paul Hopkins (footballer) (born 1986), English (soccer) footballer

• Peter Hopkins, multiple people

• Rachel Hopkins, British Member of Parliament elected 2019

• Raymond F. Hopkins (born 1939), American political science professor and expert on food politics and food policy

• Richard Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Rob Hopkins (born 1968), English activist founder of Transition Towns movement

• Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player

• Roy M. Hopkins (1943–2006), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

• Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress

• Thelma Hopkins (athlete) (1936–2025), Northern Irish athlete

• Tom Hopkins (footballer), English footballer

• Tim Hopkins, jazz musician

• Wes Hopkins, NFL defensive back

• William Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

• Jimmy Hopkins, main character of the controversial video game Bully
• Kailey Hopkins, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2003
• Gilly Hopkins, main character of The Great Gilly Hopkins
• Martin Hopkins, main character of the Pentagram series by Anthony Horowitz

References

References

1. [http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/hopkins Hopkins Surname at Forebears]
2. (2022). "Dictionary of American Family Names". Oxford University Press.

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