Coat of Arms & Family Crests Store
  Hopp Coat of Arms / Hopp Family CrestThe surname of HOPP was derived from the Old English word 'hoppian' a nickname for one who leaped and danced, a dancer: one who acted in plays and pageants. The name is also spelt HOPP, HOPPE and HOPPERTON. Surnames having a derivation from nicknames form the broadest and most miscellaneous class of surnames, encompassing many different types of origin. The most typical classes refer adjectivally to the general physical aspect of the person concerned, or to his character. Many nicknames refer to a man's size or height, while others make reference to a favoured article of clothing or style of dress. Many surnames derived from the names of animals and birds. In the Middle Ages ideas were held about the characters of other living creatures, based on observation, and these associations were reflected and reinforced by large bodies of folk tales featuring animals behaving as humans. Early records of the name mention Waldier Edric le HOPPERE, who was documented in the year 1203 in Wales and Symon HOPPERTON appears in Yorkshire in the year 1285. The associated arms are recorded in Burkes General Armory. Col. William Carles, one of the ancestors of this family aided Charles II (1660-1685) in making his escape from the battle of Worcester, and his descendants, in consequence assumed the motto. Hereditary surnames were originally imported from France into England during the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the two centuries or so after the Conquest surnames were acquired by most families of major landholders, and many landed families of lesser importance. There appears to have been a constant trickle of migration into Britain between about the years 1200 and 150O, mostly from France and the Low Countries, with a small number of migrants from Scandinavia, Germany, Italy and the Iberian peninsular, and occasional individuals from further afield. During this period groups of aliens settled in this country as for example, the Germans who from the late 15th century onwards settled in Cumbria to work the metal mines. Immigration during this time had only a small effect on the body of surnames used in Britain. In many cases, the surnames of immigrants were thoroughly Anglicised. The late sixteenth century saw the arrival, mostly in London and the south-coast ports of large numbers of people fleeing from the war regions of France. |
Orders over $90 qualify for Free Shipping within the U.S. |
