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 830
Agricultural Labourer 158
General Labourer 60
Domestic Servant 58
Labourer 45
Coal Miner 44
Laundress 43
Dress Maker 40
General Servant 40
Carpenter 29
Farm Labourer 28
General Servant Domestic 22
Annuitant 20
Butcher 17
Tailor 15
Fisherman 15
Gardener 14
Painter 14
No Occupation 13
House Keeper 13
Hoop Maker 13
Coachman 12
Servant 12
Cook Domestic Servant 11
Servant Domestic 11

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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