Hope Family History

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Hope Name Meaning

Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived in a small, enclosed valley, Middle English hop(e), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, of which there are examples in North Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Clwyd, Devon, Herefordshire, Kent, Sussex, and elsewhere. The surname is most common in Scotland and northern England, and it is also established in Ireland. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads, notably in Hordaland, so named from Old Norse hóp ‘narrow bay’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hole, Howe, Hove, Hone, Hoe, Hose, Pope, Hoye, Cope, Hoad

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Hope Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Hope name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Hope. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    50%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    22%

  • Germanic Europe

    5%

  • Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples

    3%

  • Norway

    3%

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Hope Family Origin

Where is the Hope family from?

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You can see how Hope families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hope family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hope families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,981 Hope families living in Lancashire. This was about 21% of all the recorded Hope's in the UK. Lancashire had the highest population of Hope families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Hope surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Hope Family Occupations

What did your Hope ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Hope family was Agricultural Labourer. Coal Miner, Farmer and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hope. The most common Hope occupation in the UK was Coal Miner. 7% of Hope's were Coal Miners.

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  • Coal Miner

    7%

  • Farmer

    3%

  • Labourer

    2%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    2%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Hope ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Hope Historical Records

What Hope family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 256,000 census records available for the last name Hope. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hope census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 37,000 immigration records available for the last name Hope. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 41,000 military records available for the last name Hope. For the veterans among your Hope ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Hope Life Expectancy

What is the average Hope lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Hope life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Hope in 1945 was 33, and 74 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Hope ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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