Hopper

See also: hopper

English

Etymology

As an English and Scottish surname, from the verb hop; identical to hopper.
As a German surname, from hoppen (“to stumble, limp”), related to above.
As a Dutch surname, from hop (“Humulus lupulus”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Hopper

A surname.
An unincorporated community in Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.

Further reading

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

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