Hooke Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Anyone researching Hooke should also look under Hooks. The family name meaning is “Bend of land”, the same as for Hooks.

• In the 2010 US Census, 658 Americans gave Hooke as their last name (rank 34,427). That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.
• Records show Hooke as one of the forms Hooks took over time.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Hooke name

There is no single Hooke family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Hooke surname pack.