Explore the Family Name Hopewell

The meaning of Hopewell

English (Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire): habitational name from Hopwell (Derbyshire), from Old English hop ‘small enclosed valley’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’.

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How common is the last name Hopewell in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hopewell marginally shifted between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, the surname dipped from 17,871st place in 2000 to 18,671st in 2010, a decrease of about 4.48%. However, the count of people carrying the Hopewell surname modestly increased by 2.01%, from 1,444 in 2000 to 1,473 in 2010. Yet, the overall proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 7.41%, falling from 0.54 to 0.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,871	#18,671	-4.48%
Count	1,444	1,473	2.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.5	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hopewell

The ethnic identity associated with the Hopewell surname also experienced changes during this period as per the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Hopewell individuals identifying as White diminished slightly from 66.62% in 2000 to 63.88% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as Black saw a small increase, rising from 28.88% to 29.80%. A significant growth was observed among those identifying as Hispanic, with an expansion from 1.25% to 2.51%. There was also an upsurge in individuals identifying with two or more races, growing from 1.87% to 2.99%. Contrarily, the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped by 22.58% and 55.26% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.62%	63.88%	-4.11%
Black	28.88%	29.8%	3.19%
Two or More Races	1.87%	2.99%	59.89%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.51%	100.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.48%	-22.58%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.76%	0.34%	-55.26%