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
Scholar 390
Agricultural Labourer 192
House Servant 66
Farm Labourer 56
Labourer 50
At Home 31
Dress Maker 29
Servant 27
Carpenter 19
Pauper 18
Frame Work Knitter 16
Laundress 15
Gardener 13
Shoe Maker 12
General Servant 12
Cook 12
Mariner 11
Farm Servant 11
Groom 11
Butcher 10
Baker 10
Errand Boy 10
Ag Labourer 9
Annuitant 9
Ag Lab 9

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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