Hooke Surname
Approximately 2,721 people bear this surname
Hooke Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hook,' from residence in the bend or sudden turn of a lane or valley; compare Hooker (a). 'Hoke, a nook or corner. Kennett' (quoted by Halliwell); compare Horn (3).
Reginald de le Hoke, Wiltshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHooke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 916 | 1:29,471 | 3,960 |
| United States | 788 | 1:459,973 | 39,258 |
| England | 455 | 1:122,457 | 12,342 |
| Canada | 181 | 1:203,567 | 19,858 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Liberia | 58 | 1:76,009 | 6,407 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Northern Ireland | 42 | 1:43,929 | 3,909 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 55 | 1:80,543 | 5,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 379 | 1:64,315 | 7,406 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 158 | 1:317,840 | 24,909 |
Hooke (17) may also be a first name.
Hooke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hook,' from residence in the bend or sudden turn of a lane or valley; compare Hooker (a). 'Hoke, a nook or corner. Kennett' (quoted by Halliwell); compare Horn (3).
Reginald de le Hoke, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter del Hoke, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Love del Hok. Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robert de Hok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard atte Hoke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Robert atte Houk, Somerset, 1 Edward III:.
Margareta del Hoke, webester, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Alexander de Hok, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus de Hok, 1379: ibid.
1576. Anthony Hooke and Mary Kember: Marriage Lic. (London).
1795. Married — Thomas Hook and Mary Evans: St. George, Hanover Square.
Local. William de Huk' was in charge of Thomas Galloway, 1296 (Bain, II, 729). Adam de Huke, tenant in vill of Moffet, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lxii). The name continued in Sanquhar and neighborhood till eighteenth century and is still represented in the place name Heuklands (Dumfriesshire and Calloway Nat. Hist, & Ant. Soc., Trans., 3. ser. XIX p. 118).
(English) Dweller at a Hook of Land; Nook, Corner [Middle English hok(e; Old English hóc, a hook] Walter del Hoke.—Hundred Rolls Hook, near Kingston-on-Thames, was anciently La Hoke.
Many localities in England bear the name of "the Hook," an expression which is doubtless topographical, though its precise derivation is not known. It is probably allied to the Teutonic hoe, hoh, hoch, Sec., all meaning a hill or elevated place. The surname was written in the XIV. cent. Atte Hooke, and this by crasis sometimes became Tooke. It may be mentioned that Hoke, as a personal name, occurs in Saxon times. See Beowulf, 1. 2146, where we find the daughter of Hoke bewailing the death of her sons.
A corruption of Oak, which explains itself.
Hooke Demographics
Average Hooke Salary in
United States
$43,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hooke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hooke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hooke occurs most in Australia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hooke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 160,269th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,678,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Hooke live; 35 percent live in Australasia and 35 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Hooke is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 916 people, or 1 in 29,471. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 50 percent are found, Victoria, where 26 percent are found and Queensland, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Australia this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Hooke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hooke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hooke surname expanded 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 417 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hooke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hooke last name is chiefly Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hooke last name are 0.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.91% registered with the party.
The amount Hooke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.16% more than the national average, earning R 387,720 per year; in United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $49,862 CAD per year.
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Hooke Reference & Research
Hooker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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Hooker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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