Hopperton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Allerton Mauleverer
Historical Forms
- Hopretone, Hom(p)tone 1086 DB
- Hopertun, Hoperton 12 1123–33 1148 LeonN35 1156 1168 P 1198 Fount 1406 Pat
- Hopperton 1559 FF 1562 PRAll
Etymology
Hopperton, Hopretone , Hom (p )tone 1086 DB, Hopertun , Hoperton 12 Font, YCh 733, 1123–33 ib 169, 1148LeonN 35, 1156 ib 35d, 1168 P (p), 1198 Fountet passim to 1406 Pat, Hopperton 1559 FF, 1562 PRAll.Probably 'Hooper's farmstead', v. hōpere 'a cooper' (evidenced as a ME surname), tūn . The regularity of spellings with Hoper - does not support a derivation from OE hoppere 'dancer'.