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
Living On Own Means 70
General Labourer 67
Scholar 62
General Servant Domestic 44
Cook Domestic 35
Agricultural Labourer 34
Dress Maker 33
Carpenter 28
Housemaid Domestic 27
Domestic Servant 26
Laundress Wash 26
Coal Miner Hewer 25
Farmer 21
Bricklayer 19
Butcher 19
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 18
School 18
Gardener Domestic 17
Tailor 15
Charwoman 14
Coachman Domestic 13
Grocer 12
Laundress 12
Railway Porter 12
Tailoress 12

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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