Hop

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch Hop.

Proper noun

Hop (plural Hops)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hop is the 40371^st 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 200.

Etymology 2

Noun

Hop (plural Hops)

1. (Australia, slang) Ellipsis of John Hop (“a police officer”).
   • 1923, D[avid] H[erbert] 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

1. Synonym of Mari (etymology 3)

References

• “Hop, n.³”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦop]

Proper noun

Hop m anim (feminine Hopová)

1. a male surname

Declension

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