Hoek (surname) explained

Hoek is a Dutch surname. It may have a patronymic origin, as Hoek was a West Frisian form of the name Hugo. It can also be a shortened form of names like Van den Hoek ("from the corner"). ^{[1] [2]} People with the surname include:

Hoek

• Evert Hoek (1933-2024), South African-Canadian geotechnical engineer
• Frans Hoek (born 1956), Dutch football goalkeeper and coach
• (1878–1951), German pioneering ski mountaineer, namesake of the Hoek Glacier
• Marga Hoek (born 1965), Dutch businesswoman
• Martin Hoek (1834–1873), Dutch astronomer and experimental physicist
• Milan Hoek (born 1991), Dutch football defender
• (1851–1914), Dutch ichthyologist
• Sylvia Hoeks (born 1983), Dutch film and television actress

Hoeck

• Horst Hoeck (1904–1969), German Olympic rower
• Johann Hoeck (1499–1553), German Lutheran theologian known as "Johannes Aepinus"
• Karl Hoeck (1794–1877), German classical historian and philologist

Fictional characters

• Ren Höek, chihuahua from The Ren & Stimpy Show

See also

• Van den Hoek, incl. "Van Hoek" and "Van der Hoek"

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Hoek&info=aantal+en+verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Hoek
2. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Hoek Hoek