# Hooks (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hooks/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,053 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,125 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,105 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (16,341 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hooks in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 49% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hooks in the United States.

## People named Hooks

- Jan Hooks, American actress, comedian (1957-2014)
- Kevin Hooks, American actor and director
- Robert Hooks, actor, producer and activist (born 1937)

## Similar surnames

Hook, Hoke, Houk, Hock, Hoyos, Hoss, Hoose, Hoak, Hojo, Hayes, Hicks, Hess.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.