Explore the Family Name Hoek

The meaning of Hoek

Dutch: 1. topographic name for someone living at the corner of a crossroad, in the bend of a watercourse, or in a secluded nook, from hoek ‘corner, nook’. Compare Vandenhoek. 2. habitational name from any of various places in the Netherlands and Belgium called Hoek, for example in East and West Flanders, Zeeland, North Brabant, and Gelderland, or from the Hoek van Holland. Compare Van Hook. 3. variant of Hock 4. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Hendrik, Jilles, Maarten.

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How common is the last name Hoek in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hoek declined slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 41,722 in terms of prevalence but dropped to 44,808 by 2010, a decrease of 7.4%. The number of people with this last name also decreased from 491 to 479, a reduction of around 2.44%. The proportion of people with the Hoek surname per 100,000 individuals fell by 11.11% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#44,808	-7.4%
Count	491	479	-2.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoek

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hoek, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that almost all bearers of this name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage was 97.96 in 2000, decreasing slightly to 97.49 in 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of Hispanic individuals within the Hoek surname population rose from 0 to 1.04%. There were no reported instances of the Hoek surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.96%	97.49%	-0.48%
Hispanic	0%	1.04%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%