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 | 47 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 10 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 143 |
| Dorset | 29 |
| Durham | 37 |
| Essex | 66 |
| Gloucestershire | 285 |
| Hampshire | 33 |
| Herefordshire | 45 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 42 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 516 |
| Lancashire | 77 |
| Leicestershire | 34 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 635 |
| Middlesex | 41 |
| Northumberland | 34 |
| Norfolk | 276 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire | 36 |
| Oxfordshire | 17 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 42 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 30 |
| Somerset | 194 |
| Surrey | 245 |
| Sussex | 372 |
| Staffordshire | 36 |
| Warwickshire | 66 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 79 |
| Yorkshire | 131 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 87 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 681 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 186 |
| Labourer | 100 |
| Laundress | 43 |
| Domestic Servant | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| General Servant | 32 |
| Carpenter | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 31 |
| Servant | 26 |
| Tailor | 22 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| Cook | 15 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| House Keeper | 13 |
| Wife Of Above | 12 |
| Coal Miner | 12 |
| No Occupation | 12 |
| None | 12 |
| Agricultural Laborer | 12 |
| Brick Layer | 11 |
| Fisherman | 11 |
| Mason | 11 |
| Dressmaker | 10 |
| Charwoman | 10 |
| 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