Hoar (surname) explained

Hoar
Language:	English
Language origin:	Middle English
Origin:	hor(e)
Meaning:	Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
Region:	British Isles
Variant:	Hoare, Hore, Dore

Hoar is an English surname, a variant of Hoare, and is derived from the Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Ebenezer R. Hoar (1816–1895), influential American politician and lawyer
• George Frisbie Hoar (1826–1904), prominent United States politician
• Harold Frank Hoar (1909–1976), British architect and cartoonist (as 'Acanthus')
• Joseph P. Hoar (1934-2022), retired U.S. Marine Corps general
• Leonard Hoar (1630–1675), early American clergyman and educator
• Rockwood Hoar (1855–1906), member of the United States House of Representatives
• Roger Sherman Hoar (1887–1963), former state senator and assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts
• Samuel Hoar (1778–1856), United States lawyer and politician
• Sherman Hoar (1860–1898), American lawyer
• Syd Hoar (1895–1967), English footballer
• Thomas Bertie (1758–1825), Royal Navy officer born Thomas Hoar

See also

• Hoar (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks , Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks. Coates. Richard. Richard Coates. McClure. Peter. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. 2016. 978-0-19-252747-9. 964412220. 1297. 5 June 2019.