Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈhʊk.əɹ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Originally applied to one who lived near a river bend or corner of some natural feature, from Old English hoc "angle, hook". Related NamesDetails Other Languages & CulturesHoek(Dutch) Hoekstra(Frisian) Categories American sprinters, blues musicians, child actors, ends in -er, English nouns, landforms, word names