Hooper (or Hoopes) is a surname originating in England. It is derived from the archaic term for a person who aided in the building of barrels by creating the hoop for the barrel. Most Hoopers are English or of English descent. Some notable individuals named Hooper:
Persons
Austin Hooper, American football playerBen W. Hooper (1870–1957), governor of Tennessee 1911–1915Carl Hooper (born 1966) West Indian cricket playerChris Hooper (contemporary), Canadian musicianCraig Hooper (contemporary), Australian musicianDaniel Hooper (contemporary), British environmental protesterDick Hooper (born 1956), Irish long-distance runnerEd Hooper (contemporary), American author, Tennessee journalist and historianEdward Hooper (journalist) (contemporary), British journalistEdward W. Hooper (1839–1901), Union Army officer and Harvard College treasurerEdwin B. Hooper (1909-1986), Vice Admiral of the United States Navy and HistorianEllen Sturgis Hooper (1812–1848), American transcendentalist poet, daughter of William F. SturgisGary Hooper (born 1988), English footballerGeorge Hooper (1640–1727), English clergymanHarry Hooper (1887–1974), American baseball playerHorace Everett Hooper (1859–1922), publisher of Encyclopædia BritannicaIbrahim Hooper, also known as Doug Hooper (contemporary), spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)J. Robert Hooper, Maryland politicianJack Hooper, former deputy director of the Canadian Security Intelligence ServiceJames Hooper, British adventurerJames Thomas Hooper (1897–1971), British collectorJoe R. Hooper (1938–1979), American Medal of Honor awardeeJoseph L. Hooper (1877–1934), U.S. Representative from MichiganJohn Hooper (disambiguation), several peopleJohnson J. Hooper (c. 1815 – 1863), American humoristLance Hooper (born 1967), Former NASCAR Driver and Team Owner; Won 1996 Winston West Series ChampionshipLora Hooper, American biologistLyndon Hooper (born 1966), former professional Canadian soccer playerMike Hooper (contemporary), English footballerNellee Hooper (contemporary), British producer/remixer for popular/rock music groupsNicholas Hooper (contemporary), English composerPat Hooper (born 1952), Irish long-distance runnerRalph Hooper (born 1926), British aeronautical engineerSelden G. Hooper (1904–1976), United States Navy admiral convicted by court-martialStanford Caldwell Hooper (1884–1955), U.S. Navy admiral and radio pioneer who has been called the Father of Naval RadioStuart Hooper, English rugby union playerTobe Hooper (born 1943), American television and film director in horror filmsTom Hooper (1883–1960), Canadian professional ice hockey playerTom Hooper (director), British film and television directorTom Hooper (contemporary), Canadian songwriter and musicianTony Hooper, English musician and one-time member of StrawbsWilliam Hooper (1742–1790), signer of the United States Declaration of IndependenceFictional persons
Matt Hooper, a marine biologist from the novel Jaws, and the subsequent movie adaptation.Molly Hooper, a character on the BBC TV show SherlockJP Hooper, a character on the BBC TV show Death in ParadiseMr. Hooper, character on the children's TV show Sesame StreetHooper Hamilton, a founder of the World State in H.G. Wells' The Shape of Things to ComeHoppity Hooper, a cartoon character and namesake of the cartoon Hoppity HooperEdmund Hooper, a fictional character in the novel called I'm the King of the Castle