Family name Hook (Hook 
, هوك 
, フック 
, and others...) , globally, is a common last name. The cognomen Hook is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia. Much less frequently, Hook is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Hook | Australia, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia |
| هوك | Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
| フック | Japan |
| 胡克 | China |
| Хук | Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus |
| הוק | Israel |
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james hook British composer, GB (b. 1746) |
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theodore hook British writer, GB (b. 1788) |
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walter hook English cleric; Dean of Chichester, GB (b. 1798) |
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| john hook (b. 1745) |
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| mary hook (1756-1842) (b. 1756) |
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| mathias hook (b. 1747) |
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| charles hook (1762-1826) merchant (b. 1762) |
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james clarke hook British artist (1819-1907), GB (b. 1819) |
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| james hook English Dean of Worcester (1772?-1828) (b. 1772) |
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frances hook Claimed Civil War veteran, US (b. 1847) |
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henry hook recipient of the Victoria Cross, GB (b. 1850) |
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loretta c. van hook American missionary and educator in Persia, US (b. 1852) |
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| enos hook American politician, US (b. 1804) |
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| james grant hook (8 Sep 1805 - 4 Sep 1884) (b. 1805) |
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| anna delicia hook wife of Walter Farquahar Hook, dean of Chichester; 1812-1871 (b. 1812) |
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