Hop
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Hop (plural Hops)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hop is the 40371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Hop is most common among White (88.56%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hop”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 200.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Hop (plural Hops)
- (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 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Hop
- Synonym of Mari (etymology 3)
References edit
- “Hop, n.3”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
