Hopkins 408049 224650681 2008-07-09T20:32:35Z 208.66.80.254 {{Other uses|Hopkins (disambiguation)}} '''Hopkins''' is an [[England|English]] and [Ireland|Irish]] [[patronymic]] [[surname]] meaning "son of Hob". "Hob" derives from a short form of Robert. The name is also common in [[Ireland]], where it may be an Anglicisation of the [[Irish language|Gaelic]] name ''Mac Oibicin'', of uncertain derivation. Hopkins is an uncommon [[given name]]. People with the name Hopkins include: {{Family name | name =Hopkins |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = | meaning ="son of Hob" | region = UK | origin = England / Ireland | related names = Hopkin | footnotes = }} *[[Antony Hopkins]], a composer *[[Anthony Hopkins]], an actor *[[Bernard Hopkins]], a professional boxer *[[Bert Hopkins]], an Australian cricketer *[[Brad Hopkins]], a former [[NFL]] [[offensive lineman]] *[[Charles Hopkins]], several people named Charles Hopkins *[[Constance Hopkins]], Mayflower passenger and first Town Clerk of Eastham, Massachusetts *[[Frank Hopkins]] (Frank T. Hopkins), a U.S. cowboy *[[Frank Hopkins (admiral)]], Captain of HMS ''Ark Royal''. *[[Frederick Hopkins]], English biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate *[[Gareth Hopkins (cricketer)|Gareth Hopkins]], a cricketer *[[George Hopkins (set designer)]](1896–1985), an Academy Award winning set designer, playwright and production designer. *[[George H. Hopkins]] (1842–?), Michigan politician *[[George W. Hopkins]], a Florida industrialist *[[George Washington Hopkins]] (1804 – 1861), a Virginia politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher *[[Gerard Manley Hopkins]], a poet *[[Harry Hopkins|Harry Lloyd Hopkins]], economics advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt *[[Herbert Hopkins]], a cricketer *[[Jimmy Hopkins]], main character of the controversial videogame "Canis Canem Edit" *[[John Hopkins (cricketer)|John Hopkins]], a cricketer *[[John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)|John Hopkins]], a motorcycle racer *[[Johns Hopkins]], a philanthropist *[[Keith Hopkins]], PIMP Project Manager *[[Nathan T. Hopkins]], U.S. Representative from Kentucky *[[Lightnin' Hopkins]], an American blues guitarist and singer *[[Linda Ann Hopkins Shapiro]],pornographic actress most known as Tera Patrick *[[Lisa Hopkins]], an American opera singer *[[Maudie Hopkins]], the last surviving American Civil War widow *[[Matthew Hopkins]], the 17th Century English witchfinder *Sir [[Michael Hopkins]], an English architect, founder of Hopkins Architects *[[Mike Hopkins]], Scottish baseball player *[[Nelson K. Hopkins]], NYS Comptroller 1872-1875 *[[Stephen Hopkins (politician)]], signer of the Declaration of Independence *[[Stephen Hopkins (settler)]], Mayflower passenger and signer of the Mayflower compact *[[Telma Hopkins]] An American Actress *[[Tiffany Hopkins]], a French pornographic actress *[[Tim Hopkins]], Australian jazz musician *[[Wes Hopkins]], a former NFL defensive back ==See also== * [[Hopkin]] * [[Hopkinson]] {{surname|nocat}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:English surnames]] [[Category:Irish surnames]] [[cs:Hopkins]] [[de:Hopkins]] [[es:Hopkins]] [[fr:Hopkins]] [[nl:Hopkins]] [[ja:ホプキンス]] [[pl:Hopkins]] [[ro:Hopkins (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Хопкинс]] [[vo:Hopkins]]