What country did the hopper surname originate?

Answer 1

The majority are American, and since America was settled by the British, i'd guess British. (Even some are British)

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The surname Hooper appears to have been recorded in Devonshire, England where they lived from ancient times, references indicate before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A. D. The name was used by those who made hoops of iron or who lived on the Hop which is an enclosed marshland with houses built stilts. The it appears that original Hoopes of Pennsylvania may have been Quakers from England and is possible that Hoopes changed the spelling from another name to avoid religious persecution in England at the time from King Charles II and Queen Mary. It was Queen Mary who became known as the "Bloody Queen" as she had more than three hundred persons put to death. One of those was Bishop John Hooper. John Hooper was born aound 1495 in Somersetshire, England. He was educated at Oxford and later converted to the Protestant faith. Hooper left England for a number of years to avoid religious persecution by King Henry VIII. Hes recorded as living in Zurich. When King Henry died, John Hooper returned to London. England and was later made Bishop of Gloucester. However, soon after Mary became Queen and he was condemned as a heretic. He refused to recant and in 1533 he was burned at the stake. It is believed that soon after this many of his relatives changed their last name to other variations of Hooper to avoid the same fate.