Explore the Family Name Hopping

The meaning of Hopping

1. English: perhaps a nickname for a dancer, from Middle English hopping(e) ‘dancing, dance’. Compare Hopper 1. 2. English: perhaps a topographic name from Old English hoping, a derivative of hop ‘remote enclosed place’, for someone who lived at or near such a place. Compare Hopper 2 and Hope. 3. North German (Höpping): probably a habitational name from Höpingen in Westphalia, or from Hoppe with the suffix -ing of affiliation.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hopping saw a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 22,212th place to 22,856th. However, the number of individuals with this surname increased by approximately 3.32%, from 1,084 people in 2000 to 1,120 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a minor reduction of 5%, going from 0.4 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,212	#22,856	-2.9%
Count	1,084	1,120	3.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hopping

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Hopping surname identified as White, although this figure decreased slightly from 94.74% in 2000 to 92.59% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic significantly increased by 45.25% during the same period, while those identifying as Black also saw a notable increase of 133.85%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained fairly consistent. Interestingly, there was a rise in individuals identifying with two or more races, increasing from 1.20% to 1.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.74%	92.59%	-2.27%
Hispanic	2.21%	3.21%	45.25%
Black	0.65%	1.52%	133.85%
Two or More Races	1.2%	1.43%	19.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.65%	0.71%	9.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0.54%	-1.82%