Save Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. HAHP-ər [key·IPA] Meaning & History Occupational name for an acrobat or a nickname for someone who was nervous or restless. A famous bearer was the American actor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010). Categories actions, bass guitarists, Bernie Taupin songs, English nouns, occupations, painters, performance, printmakers, quickness, word names