Hool Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Hool Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Hoole, or Dweller at the Hole or Hollow [Middle English hol(e, O.E. hol] Both the Lanc, and the Chesh. Hoole were Hole in the 13th cent.

Hool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
England1591:350,42825,285
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Norway231:223,57824,793
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Wales131:238,04114,239
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Hool (253) may also be a first name.

Hool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Hoole, or Dweller at the Hole or Hollow [Middle English hol(e, O.E. hol] Both the Lanc, and the Chesh. Hoole were Hole in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hool Last Name Facts

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

Hool is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hool? popularity and diffusion

It is the 418,171st most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Hool live; 45 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hool is also the 560,146th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 253 people.

Hool is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 1,147,022. In The United States Hool is primarily found in: Michigan, where 37 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States Hool occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Switzerland, where 9 percent live.

Hool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hool has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hool last name increased 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hool Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hool surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Hool earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning 379,987 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoole894,161/
Hoolt89123/
Chool8958/
Khool898/
Hoold890/
Hooll890/
Hol867,327/
Ool86550/
Choole809/
Khoolh801/
Choolp801/
Hoolle800/
Chol75318,899/
Holt75168,012/
Hole7530,607/
Holl7516,276/
Hohl7511,901/
Hoil757,605/
Hoel756,392/
Houl754,191/
Hold753,168/
Khol752,685/
Gool752,126/
Holp75692/
Oole75367/
Hoyl75130/
Jool75110/
Holø7573/
Hoël7524/
Holh7521/
Huol7510/
Hosl759/
Hotl756/
Ooll754/
Hoíl751/
Oosl751/
Ooyl751/
Choosil7310/
Hoochel731/
Chuol67244,838/
Choul6731,393/
Houle6729,850/
Hoyle6724,533/
Ol6716,409/
Chole678,261/
Khole677,225/
Holle677,032/
Holdt671,927/
Hoell67990/
Hould67951/
Hoile67913/
Hotel67822/
Hohlt67706/
Hoehl67644/
Kholl67344/
Holpp67227/
Khoul67197/
Hosel67193/
Hoşel67161/
Hoisl67143/
Choel67124/
Huolt6783/
Cholt6775/
Hosle6772/
Holdø6765/
Cholp6759/
Houll6739/
Houël6731/
Hoill6727/
Choll6727/
Hottl6727/
Choil6723/
Hosil6722/
Hohul6722/
Chold6722/
Khoil6719/
Hollt6717/
Choël6713/
Chhol677/
Holtt677/
Holht677/
Holhe676/
Choosilp676/
Hogli674/
Joolh674/
Gooll673/
Hoyll673/
Chotl672/
Øholt672/
Choyl672/
Ehoul672/
Khoyl671/
Housl671/
Hoyld671/
Hollh671/
Hjoul671/
Hoslt671/
Hosll671/
Kholh671/
Chohl671/
Hotil671/
Holhs671/
Hoytl671/
Holhz671/
Huole670/
Holll670/
Goohl670/
Goolh670/
Hojle670/

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