  We show that energetic considerations enforce a Hopf fibration of the
Standard Model topology within the 2HDM whose potential has either an $SO(3)$
or $U(1)$ Higgs-family symmetry. This can lead to monopole and vortex
solutions. We find these solutions, characterise their basic properties and
demonstrate the nature of the fibration along with the connection to Nambu's
monopole solution. We point out that breaking of the $U(1)_{\rm EM}$ in the
core of the defect can be a feature which leads to a non-zero photon mass
there.
