Hopkins
Little Hodge — border favourite.
CoreHistoric reach
The seat of Hopkins
Seat vacantChief
No chief yet. The seat awaits its first claimant — be the first to stake your name to Hopkins.
Current mission
No mission proclaimed. The chief, once seated, sets the clan’s public focus — a campaign, a contest, a piece of restoration, a year of remembrance.
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Stake your name →What does the Hopkins name mean?
Hob-kin — little Robert (Hodge/Hob). Welsh ap-Robert parallels thicken border frequency.
The history of Hopkins
**Hodge** — rustic Robert — powered English jest long before plumbing jokes; **Hopkin** adds the tender **-kin** diminutive. Border genealogy thickens the plot where Welsh **ap-Robert** anglicises in the same generation.
Frequently asked
What does the surname Hopkins mean?
Hob-kin — little Robert (Hodge/Hob). Welsh ap-Robert parallels thicken border frequency.
Where does the Hopkins family come from?
The Hopkins family was historically based in South West and South East in England, in particular South West and South East.