How common is the surname Hook?

13,437 people in the United States had the surname Hook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,977 Americans. It ranked 2,680th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hook?

Peter Hook, British bassist, followed by Sidney Hook.

Where is the surname Hook most common?

Wikidata records people named Hook in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hook getting more or less common?

More common. 13,171 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,437 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Hook

A surname, carried by 13,437 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hook is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the noun hook. * As a Swedish surname, from hök (“hawk”). * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Hoek; compare Vanhook.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,437 people named Hook in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,977 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,171.

#2,680

rank among US surnames

13,437

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #2,516)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,671	Roldan	13,498	22,873
#2,672	Hemphill	13,495	22,879
#2,673	Emmons	13,493	22,882
#2,674	McNulty	13,483	22,899
#2,675	Newberry	13,482	22,901
#2,677	Trinidad	13,474	22,914
#2,678	Dowdy	13,468	22,924

Who is named Hook

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Hook identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hooks

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Hook
British bassist, born 1956
Sidney Hook
American philosopher (1902–1989)
Sarah Catherine Hook
American actress, born 1995

Notable Hooks come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hook

Hook has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Questions

Where does the surname Hook come from?: * As an English surname, from the noun hook. * As a Swedish surname, from hök (“hawk”). * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Hoek; compare Vanhook.
How common is the surname Hook?: 13,437 people in the United States had the surname Hook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,977 Americans. It ranked 2,680th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hook?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hook identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hook?: Peter Hook, British bassist, followed by Sidney Hook.
Where is the surname Hook most common?: Wikidata records people named Hook in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Hook getting more or less common?: More common. 13,171 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,437 in 2010, up 2.0%.