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

Hoppe, 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 Hoppe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoppe in America

Hoppe is the 3841st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoppe surname appeared 9,215 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Hoppe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoppe 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 Hoppe

The surname Hoppe is of German origin, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Middle High German word "hoppe," which means "small elevated area" or "hill." This suggests that the name may have originated from a place name referring to a location situated on a hill or a small elevated area.

The earliest known record of the name Hoppe can be traced back to the 13th century in various German regions, including Saxony and Silesia. In the Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae, a manuscript containing historical documents from Silesia, the name appears as "Hoppe" in the year 1292.

During the 14th century, there are several mentions of individuals bearing the name Hoppe in various historical records. One notable example is Johann Hoppe, a merchant from Nuremberg, who was mentioned in the city's trade records in 1367.

In the 15th century, the name Hoppe gained prominence in the region of Westphalia, where it appeared in the Werdener Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the town of Werden, in the year 1472. This suggests that the name had spread to different parts of Germany during this period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Hoppe was Hans Hoppe, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1493 to 1565. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and served as a professor at the University of Marburg.

In the 16th century, the name Hoppe continued to be found in various parts of Germany, with records mentioning individuals such as Christoph Hoppe, a merchant from Hamburg, in 1547, and Kaspar Hoppe, a craftsman from Cologne, in 1582.

During the 17th century, the name Hoppe appeared in the records of the town of Göttingen, where Johann Heinrich Hoppe, a scholar and philosopher, was born in 1663.

In the 18th century, a notable bearer of the name Hoppe was Johann Gottfried Hoppe, a German physician and botanist who lived from 1763 to 1847. He made significant contributions to the field of botany and is credited with describing several plant species.

The 19th century saw the birth of several individuals with the surname Hoppe, including the German painter Eduard Hoppe, who lived from 1854 to 1923, and the Austrian composer Gottfried Hoppe, born in 1832.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoppe

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

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 Hoppe 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 Hoppe 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 Hoppe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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