Hopkins

For other uses, see Hopkins (disambiguation).

Hopkins

Origin
Region of origin	British Isles
Other names
Related names	Hopkinson, Popkin
Frequency comparisons: [1]

Hopkins is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name Hopkin and the genitive ending -s. ^[2] Hopkin is itself a pet form of the name Hobb, a shortening of Robert (with alteration of the initial consonant). ^[2] Notable people and characters with the surname include:

• Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress
• Andrew Delmar Hopkins (1857–1948), American entomologist
• Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), actor
• Antony Hopkins, composer
• A. G. Hopkins (Antony Gerald Hopkins), British historian
• Arthur Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer
• Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer
• Bobb Hopkins, actor, director and founder of the National Hobo Association
• Brad Hopkins, NFL offensive lineman
• Brycen Hopkins (born 1997), American football player & son of Brad
• Budd Hopkins, artist and UFO researcher
• Cathy Hopkins, novelist
• Charles Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Christian Hopkins, American football player
• Claude Hopkins, musician
• Claude C. Hopkins, advertising man
• Constance Hopkins, Mayflower passenger
• CJ Hopkins, American playwright and author
• DeAndre Hopkins (born 1992), American football player
• Dustin Hopkins, American football player
• Edward Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Edward John Hopkins, English organist and composer
• Elizabeth Hopkins (1731–1801), English actress
• Esek Hopkins (1718–1802), Continental Navy officer
• Esther A. Hopkins, American chemist and environmental attorney
• Ezekiel Hopkins, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
• Frank Hopkins, U.S. cowboy
• Frank Hopkins (Royal Navy officer), Captain of HMS Ark Royal
• Frederick Gowland Hopkins, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• Gail Hopkins (born 1943), American baseball player and coach
• Gareth Hopkins, New Zealand cricketer
• Gareth Hopkins (footballer), English footballer
• Gaynor Hopkins, stage name Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), Welsh singer
• George Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, Jesuit
• Graham Hopkins, drummer/musician
• Harold Hopkins (physicist), physicist
• Harry Hopkins, economics advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry Hopkins (engineer) (1912–1986), New Zealand civil engineer and professor
• Herbert Hopkins, Australian/English cricketer
• Ian Hopkins, British police chief
• Isaac S. Hopkins, professor/founder Georgia Institute of Technology
• J. Fletcher Hopkins (died 1953), American politician
• James Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Jeff Hopkins, footballer
• Jeffrey Hopkins, Tibetologist
• John Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Johns Hopkins, philanthropist
• Jon Hopkins, electronica musician
• Juliet Opie Hopkins (1818–1890), American nurse
• Katie Hopkins, British TV personality and newspaper columnist
• Keith Hopkins, historian and sociologist
• Larry J. Hopkins (1933–2021), American politician
• Lea Hopkins (born 1944), American LGBT rights activist from Missouri
• Lemuel Hopkins (1750–1801), American poet
• Lightnin' Hopkins, blues guitarist and singer
• Linda Ann Hopkins (born 1976) known as Tera Patrick, pornographic actress
• Lisa Hopkins (born 1978), American opera singer
• Livingston Hopkins "Hop" (1846–1927), American-born cartoonist in Australia
• Mark Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Mary Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Matthew Hopkins, 17th century witch-hunter
• Maudie Hopkins (1914–2008), last surviving American Civil War widow
• Mel Hopkins (1934–2010), Welsh international footballer
• Michael Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Milton Hopkins (biologist) (1906–1983), American botanist and textbook editor
• Milton N. Hopkins (1926–2007), farmer and ornithologist
• Milton W. Hopkins (1789–1844), American portrait painter
• Miriam Hopkins (1902–1972), American actress
• Nathan T. Hopkins, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Neil Hopkins (born 1977), American actor
• Nelson K. Hopkins, New York State Comptroller, 1872–1875
• Nicky Hopkins (1944–1994), English rock pianist
• Patty Hopkins (born 1942), British architect
• Paul Hopkins (baseball) (1904–2004), American baseball pitcher
• Paul Hopkins (actor) (born 1968), Canadian television, film and theatre actor
• Paul Hopkins (footballer) (born 1986), English (soccer) footballer
• Peter W. Hopkins (1826–1879), New York politician
• Rachel Hopkins, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
• Raymond F. Hopkins (born 1939), American political science professor and expert on food politics and food policy
• Richard Hopkins (disambiguation), several people
• Rob Hopkins (born 1968), English activist founder of Transition Towns movement
• Ron Hopkins (born 1960), American football player
• Roy M. Hopkins (1943–2006), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

• Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress
• Thelma Hopkins (athlete) (1936–2025), Northern Irish athlete
• Tom Hopkins, English footballer
• Tim Hopkins, jazz musician
• Wes Hopkins, NFL defensive back
• William Hopkins (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

• Jimmy Hopkins, main character of the controversial video game Bully
• Kailey Hopkins, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2003
• Gilly Hopkins, main character of The Great Gilly Hopkins
• Martin Hopkins, main character of the Pentagram series by Anthony Horowitz

See also

• Hopkin
• Hopkinson
• All pages with titles containing Hopkins

References

1. Hopkins Surname at Forebears
2. Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter, eds. (2022). "Hopkins". Dictionary of American Family Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780190245122.