What does Hooper mean?

Hooper as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Hooper is "maker of hoops". Occupational name. Hoops are the metal circles used to bind barrels.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ho-, -er

ASSOCIATED WITH old english

Variations

How popular is Hooper?

Hooper is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#936 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Hooper is pronounced similarly to Hopper. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bonner, Booker▼, Broder, Casper, Colier, Colver, Conner▼, Cooper▲, Coster, Dover, Draper, Folker, Fowler, Gasper, Glover, Gomer, Gower, Grover▼, Haider, Halver, Hammer, Harper, Harpur, Havier, Hayder, Heber, Heder, Heiner, Helier, Heller, Hespero, Hiller, Hobert▼, Hobey, Hobie, Hodge, Hodges, Holden▲, Homar, Homer▼, Homere, Homero, Honore, Hooker, Hoppner (see Hopkins), Hosea▼, Hoshea, Howe, Howel, Howlen, Hoyce, Hunter, Hyder, Jasper▲, Jesper, Kacper, Konner▲, Loeber, Loller, Lother, Neper, Pepper, Piper, Potter, Prosper, Rodger▼, Roger▼, Roper, Royer, Shomer, Topher, Torger, Tower and Volker. These names tend to be more frequently used than Hooper.