Hook Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hook Name Meaning: From old English Hoc 'hook',an occupational name for someone who made or perhaps sold hooks.Also topographical for someone who lived by a hook of land.

Hooks were often sold as agricultural implements,employed in work. Quite possibly a nickname for someone with a hunched back or a hooked nose.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hook Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hook family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 195
Female Servant 114
Independent 61
Labourer 56
Male Servant 40
Ag Labourer 38
Farmer 29
Carpenter 23
Ag Lab 15
Tailor 12
Baker 12
Apprentice 11
Hoop Maker 11
Shoe Maker 11
Butcher 10
Servant 10
Coal Miner 9
Dress Maker 8
Laundress 7
Brick Layer 7
Mariner 6
Bricklayer 6
Sawyer 6
Waterman 6
Gardener 6

Hook Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hook 100% 33,387
2 Hooke 80% 3,826
3 Hake 25% 3,277
4 Hock 75% 2,352
5 Huke 25% 1,526
6 Heak 50% 194
7 Hoke 50% 182
8 Hoch 50% 133
9 Heek 50% 131
10 Hek 50% 120

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The surname Hook is the most popular version of all its varients

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