Hopfner

Hopfner is a variant of the family name Höpfner . A modified variant is Hoppe .

origin of the name

In the Middle Ages, a Hopfner worked as a hop farmer , hop trader or had something to do with hops in some other way.

In the variant Hopfner, the name occurs predominantly in Bavaria.

Friedrich Hopfner (1881–1949), Austrian geodesist, geophysicist and planetary researcher
Hans Hopfner (* 1957), German runner
Heiner Hopfner (1941–2014), German singer (tenor) and singing teacher
Isidor Hopfner (1858–1937), Austrian poet and name researcher
Karl Hopfner (* 1952), German football official
Karl-Peter Hopfner (* 1968), biologist
Ludwig Hopfner (1908–1984), a German administrative lawyer
Max Hopfner (1936–2019), German Roman Catholic theologian
Theodor Hopfner (1886–1946), Austrian classical philologist
Theodor Hopfner (flight technician) (1901–?), Austrian aircraft designer

Heinrich Hopff (1896–1977), German chemist and university professor ( Gattermann-Hopff synthesis )
Hermann Hopff (1876–1953), German lieutenant general

Daniel Hopfer (1470–1536), German eraser and wood cutter
Hieronymus Hopfer (* around 1500, † after 1550), German etcher and weapon etcher
Ernst August Hopfer (1824–1891), German book and newspaper publisher, printer owner
Sepp Hopfer (1898–1982), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
Thomas Hopfer (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
Wolfgang Hopfer (* 1975), Austrian football player

Horst Naumann: The big book of family names. Age, origin, meaning . Falkenverlag, Niedernhausen 1994, ISBN 3-8289-1955-3 , p. 142 .

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