Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HOE
There are approximately 763 people named Hoe in the UK. That makes it the 8,414th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 12 are named Hoe.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
HoHooe
Hoes
Heu
Hoo
Hoegh
Hew
Hoeh
Hoeye
Hoeg
Hoek
Hoem
Hews
Heus
Hoos
Hooey
Hoee
Hoez
Hho
Hoea
Hoei
Hoeo
Hoeu
Hieu
Heau
Hooo
Heeu
Heue
Hoeie
Hhow
Hewe
Hoewe
Hoehe
Hoeey
Hoex
Hoev
The Hoe surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Welsh.) A state of rest, a stay; ease, quiet. Hoh, Saxon, the heel. Local, Haut, Fr., high, the top, summit, noisy, proud, haughty.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HOE. A-Sax. hoit, a hill — as the Hoe at Pljmaouth.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.