Hook (surname)

Hook is an English surname, originating from people who lived in the bend of a lane or valley. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alfred Henry Hook (1850–1905), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Chris Hook (born 1968), American baseball player and coach
* Elias Hook (1805–1881), of E. and G. G. Hook & Hastings, American organ manufacturers
* Frank Eugene Hook (1893–1982), American politician
* Geoff "Jeff" Hook (1928–2018), Australian cartoonist
* George Hook (born 1930), Irish journalist
* George Greenleaf Hook, (1807–1880), of E. and G. G. Hook & Hastings, American organ manufacturers
* Henry Hook, 1850–1905, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Hilary Hook (1918–1990), British soldier
* Jake Hook, English songwriter and producer
* James Hook (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player
* James Hook (1746–1827), English composer
* James Clarke Hook (1819–1907), English painter
* Jay Hook (born 1936), American baseball player
* Julian J. Hook (1941-2022), American lawyer and politician
* Maxen Hook (born 2001), American football player
* Peter Hook (born 1956) English musician
* Sidney Hook (1902–1989), American pragmatic philosopher
* Ted Hook (1910–1990), Australian public servant and lawyer
* Theodore Edward Hook (1788–1841), English author
* Walter Farquhar Hook (1798–1875), Victorian churchman

## Fictional

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* Captain Hook, fictional character

## See also

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* Hook (disambiguation)
* Hooke (disambiguation)
* Houk

Surname list

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