Hop
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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Hop (plural Hops)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hop is the 40371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Hop is most common among White (88.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hop”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 200.
Etymology 2
Noun
Hop (plural Hops)
- (Australia, slang) Ellipsis of John Hop (“a police officer”).
- 1923, D H Lawrence, Kangaroo, London: Martin Secker, page 356:
- "Police!" snarled Jack. "Bloody Johnny Hops! They couldn't hold a sucking pig in their hands, unless somebody hung on to its tail for them. It's our boys who've got things in hand. And handed them over to the Hops."
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Hop
- Synonym of Mari (etymology 3)
References
- “Hop, n.3”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Czech
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hop m anim (female equivalent Hopová)
- a male surname
Declension
Further reading
- “Hop”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)