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.
Discover how your Hook ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 28 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 34 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 6 |
| Devon | 115 |
| Dorset | 36 |
| Durham | 23 |
| Essex | 44 |
| Gloucestershire | 290 |
| Hampshire | 33 |
| Herefordshire | 52 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 47 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 365 |
| Lancashire | 73 |
| Leicestershire | 46 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 523 |
| Middlesex | 20 |
| Northumberland | 33 |
| Norfolk | 256 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 33 |
| Oxfordshire | 22 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 47 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 41 |
| Somerset | 168 |
| Surrey | 155 |
| Sussex | 299 |
| Staffordshire | 42 |
| Warwickshire | 41 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 32 |
| Worcestershire | 72 |
| Yorkshire | 91 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 32 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 496 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 234 |
| Labourer | 51 |
| House Servant | 40 |
| Laundress | 30 |
| Servant | 25 |
| Dress Maker | 24 |
| Tailor | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Coal Miner | 20 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Cook | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Hoop Maker | 14 |
| House Maid | 13 |
| Carpenter | 12 |
| Wife Of Above | 12 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 10 |
| Housemaid | 10 |
| Fisherman | 10 |
| Mariner | 10 |
| Nurse | 10 |
| Carman | 10 |
| Carter | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hook | 2,020 |
| Mary Hook | 1,924 |
| John Hook | 1,562 |
| Elizabeth Hook | 1,350 |
| George Hook | 1,350 |
| James Hook | 1,071 |
| Thomas Hook | 998 |
| Sarah Hook | 980 |
| Henry Hook | 856 |
| Charles Hook | 775 |
| Ann Hook | 675 |
| Jane Hook | 550 |
| Eliza Hook | 546 |
| Ellen Hook | 500 |
| Robert Hook | 466 |
| Alice Hook | 450 |
| Frederick Hook | 443 |
| Emma Hook | 427 |
| Alfred Hook | 418 |
| Edward Hook | 412 |
| Annie Hook | 407 |
| Emily Hook | 391 |
| Joseph Hook | 383 |
| Richard Hook | 352 |
| Arthur Hook | 315 |
| 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 |
The surname Hook is the most popular version of all its varients