Hook Family Name and Heraldry

Clerks wrote Hooker in many ways, and Hook is one that stuck. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “one who lived on a hook of land”.

• Other spellings include Hoker.
• 13,437 Americans were listed as Hook in the 2010 census.
• Before spelling was fixed, Hooker was also written Hook.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Heraldry and the Hook name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Hook, so the heraldry linked to Hooker is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Hook family name pack.