Hoe

Hoe Meaning & Origin

About Hoe
The surname Hoe is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be a topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or a hollow, derived from the Old English word "hoh." Alternatively, it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hoes, which were agricultural tools used for tilling the soil. The surname Hoe may also have Dutch or German origins, where it could be derived from the personal name Hugo or a variant of the surname Ho.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hoe is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hoe: 596
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 37,391
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.2

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hoe based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hoe is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
H
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H000
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH OW1
🌐 IPA
/hoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('H', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H000

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hoe in Braille

Here's how to represent Hoe in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hoe in braille

How to sign the name Hoe using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hoe using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hoe in sign language

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