Hopkins Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Hopkins Family

9,676 Hopkins records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

9,676Records in our database

1806Earliest birth

3Documented families

3Biographies

See the Hopkins family trees →484 Hopkins families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

9,676 Hopkins records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (2,633 of 9,676)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Benjamin F. Hopkins, born 1829, Wisconsin
Earliest in the county histories: James Hopkins, born 1806

Most common first names

William254 James247 John247 Mary208 Charles182 Robert173 George133 Margaret105 Helen100 Dorothy89 Richard86 Donald82

Documented families

Hopkins families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Hopkins family of Warren CountyOhioStarts: John Hopkins and Susan (Branstator) Hopkins (b. 1789)Most recent: Huston Hopkins (b. 1812)

Family records from county histories (2)

Cynthia A. HopkinsHighland County, OhioStarts: Cynthia A. HopkinsMost recent: Louis A. Henry, William A. Henry, Charles M. Henry E. B. Hopkins b. 1847Clark County, OhioStarts: E. B. Hopkins (b. 1847), from Foster, Rhode IslandMost recent: Fannie B. Hopkins, Edna B. Hopkins, Henry H. Hopkins

The earliest Hopkinss in the county histories

James HopkinsBorn 1806Child of William Hopkins and Martha HopkinsWarren County, Ohio David J. HopkinsBorn 1812Child of James HopkinsWarren County, Ohio Huston HopkinsBorn 1812Warren County, Ohio William HopkinsBorn 1814Medina County, Ohio James M. HopkinsBorn 1816Child of Rigby Hopkins and Mary (Aull) HopkinsLafayette County, Missouri Thomas HopkinsBorn 1818Child of Thomas Hopkins and Eleanor (Davis) HopkinsSummit County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

484 Hopkins families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

31 Hopkins death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

54 Hopkins people in 33 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

James HopkinsBorn 1806 · Warren County, Ohio David J. HopkinsBorn 1812 · Warren County, Ohio E. B. HopkinsBorn 1847 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Hopkins genealogy: FAQ

Where were Hopkins ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 9,676 Hopkins records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (2,633), then Ohio (1,662) and Illinois (1,210).

How far back does the Hopkins family tree go?

The earliest Hopkins birth in our database is 1829: Benjamin F. Hopkins, Wisconsin. The old county histories name James Hopkins, born 1806. We have pieced together 484 Hopkins family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Hopkins family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Hopkins family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.