# Hopkins

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɑp.kɪnz/ · frequency rank #8,437

## Definitions
1. An English, Irish and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A placename
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename
6. A placename
7. A placename
8. A placename
9. A placename

## Etymology
From Hob + -kin + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **hopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hopkins-vs-hopping)
- **hoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoping-vs-hopkins)
- **Hawkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hawkins-vs-hopkins)
- **hooking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooking-vs-hopkins)
- **honking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honking-vs-hopkins)
- **Hollins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollins-vs-hopkins)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhopkins`, `hokpins`, `hopikns`, `hopkinns`, `hopkinss`, `hopkisn`, `hopkkins`, `hopknis`, `hoppkins`, `hpokins`, `ohpkins`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hopkins