A maker of hoops for barrels
An English occupational surname referring to a person who fitted metal or wooden hoops onto barrels, casks, and buckets. This was a vital trade in the medieval era for the storage and transport of goods. As a given name, it follows the modern trend of using occupational surnames as first names.
Less common today
Hooper isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,365 in 2022.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character in the novel and film 'The Horse Whisperer' · The Horse Whisperer
The title character in the 1978 action film · Hooper
