Hooker Surname

17,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Hooker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hooker,' a maker of hooks. There can be scarcely a doubt that this is the chief origin of the name, but there is a curious lack of references, (a) Local, 'the hooker,' one who lived by a hook in the land; v.

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Hooker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,2251:17,0772,160
England3,6841:15,1242,234
Australia1,4661:18,4152,568
Panama9511:4,114500
Colombia9091:52,5572,615
New Zealand8001:5,660932
Canada7511:49,0625,954
Nicaragua5281:11,404764
Wales1241:24,9562,614
Thailand1121:630,700106,838
Costa Rica881:54,3191,200
Scotland841:63,7365,100
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Peru341:934,82718,471
Aruba321:3,234449
Israel281:305,63026,425
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Andorra221:3,811733
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
France151:4,428,181244,602
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Cayman Islands111:5,808770
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Norway61:857,04855,549
China51:273,464,31313,838
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Curaçao41:39,312638
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5461:9,5741,442
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7171:10,6461,397

Hooker (109) may also be a first name.

Hooker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hooker,' a maker of hooks. There can be scarcely a doubt that this is the chief origin of the name, but there is a curious lack of references, (a) Local, 'the hooker,' one who lived by a hook in the land; v. Hook; compare Bridger, Heather, Churcher, &c.

Robert le Hoker, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Hoker, Norfolk, ibid.

William le Hoker, c. 1315. Writs of Parliament.

John Hoker, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 = Hook (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.

2 Hook-Maker [Old English hóc, a hook + the agential suff. -ere] Hooker, earlier Hoker, was formerly a term for a shoplifter, from the hook which was used— A false knaue needs no brokers, but a broker Needs a false knaue (a hangman or a hooker).—‘Scourge of Folly’; Davies, Suppl. English Gloss., p. 320.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Angler” or “Fisherman” in Old English. Also type of small sailing ship.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who lived near the spur, river bend or corner, referring to some natural feature; one who came from Hook (hook, corner, headland or hills), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. See Hook, and the termination H. 2. A maker of hooks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Barnabé Hucherer 1180-98, Guarner Huchier 1198 Norm. (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John Hochard, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Richard Hooker, ‘the Judicious,’ was nephew of John Vowell or Hooker, of Exeter (MP), a writer of note. The original name was Vowell or Fowell, and the family had been seated at Fowelscombe t. Henry IV. or earlier; and a younger son marrying an heiress assumed the name of Hooker. The family of Fowell, Fauvel, Falvel, or Fouel, was Norman, and in 1165 William F. held a fief (of ancient tenure) from De Tracy in Devon (Liber Niger). Prior to this in 1151, Thomas Fauvel witnessed a charter of Odeliza de Rumelli in Yorkshire (Mon. Angl. ii. 101). Geoffry Fauvel occurs in Normandy 1203 (Hardy, Rot. Norm. i. 83). The name long continued in Normandy and Picardy.

The Norman People (1874)

Hooker: a maker of crooks.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Hooker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hooker Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hooker occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hooker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hooker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,709th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 233,441 people. The surname Hooker is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hooker are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 109 people.

The last name Hooker is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 21,225 people, or 1 in 17,077. In The United States Hooker is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Hooker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hooker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hooker last name increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hooker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hooker last name are 14.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.08% registered with the party.

The amount Hooker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.48% more than the national average, earning 482,725 kr per year; in Peru they earn 261.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 70,070 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning R 302,304 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $20,456,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $50,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoocker9229/
Khooker928/
Hookerr922/
Hhooker920/
Hookerd920/
Hoker91302/
Ooker914/
Chookerd8652/
Chookert868/
Chookear862/
Khookher861/
Hookerth860/
Hocker835,237/
Khoker831,100/
Choker83442/
Hoeker83144/
Gooker83123/
Hokker8346/
Hoiker8313/
Hojker838/
Hokere833/
Ookere833/
Houker832/
Hookjr831/
Eooker831/
Hodker831/
Hokier830/
Hogker830/
Oker801,165/
Chookeard801/
Khokher772,424/
Hoecker771,087/
D'Hoker77490/
Chhoker77430/
Chouker77239/
Housker7787/
Chokeur7778/
Chokeir7746/
Chocker7735/
Hoskeer7733/
Chokier7727/
Khoyker7714/
Chokker7711/
Hoicker773/
Hoikher772/
Chokerd772/
Khocker771/
Hooquer771/
Hothker771/
Chookir771/
Hoikerd771/
Khouker771/
Khokeer771/
Hodcker771/
Hokkere771/
Choiker771/
Chokere771/
Hjocker770/
Okere7386,631/
Ocker733,020/
Haker731,843/
Goker731,243/
Okker73447/
Uoker73301/
Okier7357/
Otker7348/
Okeer7336/
Okher7326/
Oeker7325/
Huker737/
Okerr735/
Ohker734/
Ouker733/
Hokir731/
Hocer730/
Choukeir71112/
Chookird7148/
Houckert7122/
Chojkier716/
Choocher716/
Hokerová715/
Choykerd715/
Chokkeur714/
Hockertt713/
Chokkerd713/
Khoukher713/
Chhokker711/
Chockerd711/
Choukerd711/
Khhokher711/
Khoikher711/
Choukeur711/
Choukier711/
D'Hocker711/
Khokkher711/
Hacker6736,779/
Chaker679,668/
Hucker672,622/
Gouker671,163/
Haaker67700/
Heuker67599/
Hücker67553/
Khaker67533/
Hakker67492/
Hocher67426/
Hokair67398/
Oitker67183/
Hakert67179/
Ockier67141/
Okerhe67113/
Gocker67112/
Hukker6787/
Chouykerd6750/
Hakier6743/
Hukere6732/
Chuker6731/
Hakere6727/
Khokre6723/
Okeere6721/
Oecker6715/
Khuker6711/
Hauker679/
O'Kere677/
Okerre677/
Hoquer675/
O'kier675/
Chokre674/
Hakeer674/
Okeyre673/
Oikere673/
Okhere673/
O'Kert673/
Hotkir673/
Oykere673/
Chokir672/
Gokher672/
Hakcer672/
Oškert672/
Okeire672/
Khokir672/
Cháker671/
O'Kerr671/
Ahsker671/
Gahker671/
Chuoykerd671/
Hoccer671/
Oukere671/
Okeare671/
Ooccer671/
Ahkher671/
Huyker671/
Ahaker671/
Oskere671/
Choutkerd671/
Goyker671/
Okerph671/
Ojkere671/
Huiker671/
Uosker670/
Johker670/
Huuker670/
Hagker670/
Ockeer670/
Gohker670/

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Hooker Reference & Research

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