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Hoop Family History

Hoop Surname Meaning

North German (Schleswig-Holstein): topographic name for someone who lived on a raised piece of land in a bog hop or a habitational name in Lower Saxony from a place called with this word.

Americanized form of Dutch Hoep a habitational name from the hamlet Hoep in Schagen North Holland probably so named because of the hoop shape of its lot or watercourse.

Dutch (mainly De Hoop): habitational name from any of several houses inns and mills named with the noun hoop mostly in the sense of ‘hope’ or hoop hoep ‘hoop’ perhaps as a reference to the production of hoops for barrels.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Hoop families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hoop family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hoop families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 8 Hoop families living in Manitoba. This was about 40% of all the recorded Hoop's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Hoop families in 1911.
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What did your Hoop ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Hoop. 32% of Hoop men worked as a Farmer and 18% of Hoop women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hoop were Carpenter and Stenographer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    32%
  • Laborer
    15%
  • Salesman
    9%
  • Carpenter
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housekeeper
    18%
  • Teacher
    18%
  • Housewife
    12%
  • Stenographer
    9%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Hoop. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Hoop. For the veterans among your Hoop ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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