The Hooks surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,053 people carried this name — #2,125 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 16,341 in 2000.

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In print

Hooks in American newspapers,
1906–1912.

Newspaper page from The Brownsville Daily Herald carrying the name Hooks
The Brownsville Daily Herald 1906-05-17
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Hooks
Brownsville Herald 1912-05-06
Newspaper page from The Waxahachie Daily Light carrying the name Hooks
The Waxahachie Daily Light 1907-12-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,574 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hooks in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,046 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hooks. The most, 473, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 726
New South Wales 508
Queensland 355
Western Australia 221
Tasmania 109
South Australia 106
ACT (Canberra) 15
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hooks.

Who carried it

People named Hooks,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ivy Hooks
    Ivy Hooks 1941–2026 · engineer
  • Charles Hooks 1768–1843 · politician
  • Bones Hooks 1867–1951 · cowboy
  • Cora Herring Hooks 1876–1963 · botanical collector
  • Mitchell Hooks 1923–2013 · illustrator
  • Benjamin Hooks 1925–2010 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hooks,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States866 records

866 records of the Hooks name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 515
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 198
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 69
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 26
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 23
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence H. Hooks

    Born 1922 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Richmond, Virginia; weigher. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alfonso F. Hooks

    Born 1930; from Washington, D.C. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Ann Hooks

    Arrived at New York in 1875 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 866 records for Hooks in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia50 records

50 records of the Hooks name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Hooks

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Prince Arthur, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Walter Hooks

    Former public servant of Ormond, Victoria; died 1923.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Hooks

    Left Hobart in 1818 aboard the Anne, bound for Whaling and England, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 50 records for Hooks in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

United Kingdom21 records

21 records of the Hooks name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 16
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Hooks

    Buried in 1995 at Kilmadock Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 74.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Martha Hooks

    Will proved in 1926; of Pembroke.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Hooks

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Hooks in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Hooks name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Victoria Hooks

    Buried in 1980 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 68.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Errol Victor Hooks

    Died 1962; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Hooks

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hooks in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Hooks name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Hooks

    Married in 1873 in Bocholtz; labourer, born 1855 in Bocholtz.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Cornelia Hooks

    In the population register of Halsteren; born 1795 in Halsteren.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Tholen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Udes Hooks

    In the population register of Ophemert.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hooks in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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