What does the surname Hooper mean?

Answer 1

The proud and noble English metonymic surname of Hooper rises victoriously through the gathering mists of time from Devon, where anciently, the mighty Anglo-Saxon tribes who once powerfully ruled all of Britain originally conferred this distinguished and valued surname upon a person who was a cooper, or fitter of hoops. No hoops would mean no wheels or barrels for the community. The village's cooper often worked in close conjunction with the local smithy and the local cartwright. This family name is recorded to have held a family seat long before the arrival of Duke William and his Norman Conquerors in 1066 A.D.