Hooker Surname
Approximately 31,218 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,225 | 1:17,077 | 2,160 |
| England | 3,684 | 1:15,124 | 2,234 |
| Australia | 1,466 | 1:18,415 | 2,568 |
| Panama | 951 | 1:4,114 | 500 |
| Colombia | 909 | 1:52,557 | 2,615 |
| New Zealand | 800 | 1:5,660 | 932 |
| Canada | 751 | 1:49,062 | 5,954 |
| Nicaragua | 528 | 1:11,404 | 764 |
| Wales | 124 | 1:24,956 | 2,614 |
| Thailand | 112 | 1:630,700 | 106,838 |
| Costa Rica | 88 | 1:54,319 | 1,200 |
| Scotland | 84 | 1:63,736 | 5,100 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Peru | 34 | 1:934,827 | 18,471 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Cayman Islands | 11 | 1:5,808 | 770 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,546 | 1:9,574 | 1,442 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,717 | 1:10,646 | 1,397 |
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.
(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.
“Angler” or “Fisherman” in Old English. Also type of small sailing ship.
(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.
1. See Hook, and the termination H. 2. A maker of hooks.
Barnabé Hucherer 1180-98, Guarner Huchier 1198 Norm. (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John Hochard, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
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.
Hooker: a maker of crooks.
Hooker Demographics
Hooker Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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.
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Hooker Reference & Research
Hooker DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hooks FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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.
Hooks 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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