Hopton

English

Etymology

From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Proper noun

Hopton (countable and uncountable, plural Hoptons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish (served by Carsington and Hopton Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2553).
   2. A hamlet in Great Ness parish, (served by Great Ness and Little Ness Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3820).
   3. A village in Hopton and Coton parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9426).
   4. A village and civil parish (served by Hopton cum Knettishall Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9979).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hopton Heath
• Hopton-on-Sea
• Hopton Wafers

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hopton is the 39960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Hopton is most common among White (86.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hopton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 201.

Anagrams

• notoph, photon