Find out how popular the last name Hopf is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hopf.

Hopf, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hopf surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hopf in America

Hopf is the 22056th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hopf surname appeared 1,175 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hopf.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hopf to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hopf

The surname Hopf is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the German word "hop," which refers to the hop plant used in brewing beer. It is likely that the name was initially given to someone who lived near a hop garden or worked in the cultivation or trade of hops.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hopf can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the region of Brandenburg, dating back to 1258. The entry mentions a certain "Heinricus Hopf" who was a landowner in the area.

In the 14th century, the name Hopf appeared in various records from the city of Nuremberg, which was a prominent center for beer brewing at the time. It is possible that some Hopf families were involved in the brewing industry or the cultivation of hops in the surrounding regions.

The earliest known bearer of the name Hopf was Heinrich Hopf, who lived in the late 13th century in the town of Rotenburg an der Fulda, in what is now the German state of Hesse. He is mentioned in a land registry from 1289 as a landowner and farmer.

Another notable figure with the surname Hopf was Johannes Hopf, a German mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1360 to 1436. He was a professor at the University of Leipzig and made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Hopf family settled in the town of Zirndorf, near Nuremberg. One member of this family, Hans Hopf (1515-1591), was a respected brewmaster and is credited with developing a unique recipe for a dark, malty beer that became popular in the region.

The name Hopf also appears in historical records from other German-speaking regions, such as Austria and Switzerland. In the 19th century, a notable figure was Gottfried Hopf (1822-1898), a Swiss mathematician and physicist who made important contributions to the field of topology.

Another prominent individual with the surname Hopf was Heinz Hopf (1894-1971), a German mathematician and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He is best known for his work on algebraic topology and the Hopf fibration, which bears his name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hopf

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hopf.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hopf was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hopf has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hopf was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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