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

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
3. 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.