Hopwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Tindell Hopwood (1897-1969), British palaeontologist Avery Hopwood, American playwright David Hopwood, British geneticist John Hopwood, colonial-era settler of Western Pennsylvania John Hopwood, English cricketer Len Hopwood, English cricketer Mererid Hopwood, Welsh poet Ronald Arthur Hopwood (1868–1949), rear admiral, Royal Navy Shon Hopwood, American reformed bank robber and attorney