Hopton
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English
Etymology
From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Proper noun
Hopton (countable and uncountable, plural Hoptons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish (served by Carsington and Hopton Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2553). [1]
- A hamlet in Great Ness parish, (served by Great Ness and Little Ness Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3820). [2]
- A village in Hopton and Coton parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9426).
- A village and civil parish (served by Hopton cum Knettishall Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9979). [3]
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hopton is the 39960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Hopton is most common among White (86.89%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hopton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 201.