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Hope is an English, Scottish and Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. A. D ...
Tartan Hope. The surname Hope may be of native Scottish origin, being derived from the Scottish Borders family of Hop or Hoip. [4] In 1296 John de Hop of Peeblesshire and Adam le Houp both appear on the Ragman Rolls submitting to Edward I of England. [4]
Hope is a given name derived from the Middle English hope, ultimately from the Old English word hopian [1] referring to a positive expectation or to the theological virtue of hope. It was used as a virtue name by the Puritans. [2] Puritans also used Hope as an element in phrase names, such as Hope-for, Hopeful, and Hope-still. [3]
In 2011, there were 33 sets of twin girls named Faith and Hope in the United States, the fourth most common name combination for twins. [3] One example were the American triplets Faith, Hope and Charity Cardwell, who were born in 1899 in Texas and were recognized in 1994 by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's longest lived triplets.
Sir John Hope Simpson (1868–1961), English administrator in India John Thomas Simpson (1870–1965), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), Australian World War I war hero of "Simpson and his donkey"
Adam Thorpe (born 1956), British author; Adelbert Delos Thorp (1844–1919), American politician in Wisconsin; Aidey Thorpe (born 1963), English footballer; Alma Thorpe (born 1935), Aboriginal Australian activist and elder
Alexander Stanhope (1638–1707), English envoy in Madrid; Arthur Stanhope (1627–1694), English politician who sat in the House of Commons; Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (1838–1905), British Conservative Party politician
Bland is a surname thought to derive from Old English (ge)bland 'storm', 'commotion'. [1] Alternatively, it may derive from the Latin word ‘blandus’ meaning flattering . It is presumed to originate from North Yorkshire where Bland Hill is located rather than from Blandford Forum, Dorset.