Hoop is a German and Dutch surname derived from the word hoop, 'heap', 'pile', 'knoll', 'group of people' (Middle Low German: hōp, hope, hoppe, hupe) In most cases it is a topographic surname for a person who lived on/by a knoll. In some cases it derives from the nickname based on the meaning "assembly" or as a toponymic surname derived from any of places named Hoop.Hoop, Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands Notable people with the surname include:
Franz Josef Hoop (politician, born 1861) (1861–1925), Liechtenstein politician Franz Xaver Hoop (1886–1960), Liechtenstein politician Martin Hoop (1892–1933), German politician Josef Hoop (1895–1959), Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Wyn Hoop (born 1936), German singer Gregor Hoop (born 1964), Liechtenstein alpine skier Ronald Hoop (born 1967), Dutch-Surinamese footballer Karin Zech-Hoop (born 1973), Liechtenstein politician Jesca Hoop (born 1975), American singer-songwriter and guitarist Imbi Hoop (born 1988), Estonian footballer Franziska Hoop (born 1990), Liechtenstein politician
See also
Van der Hoop
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