Hookham

Hookham Meaning & Origin

About Hookham
The surname Hookham is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "hoc" meaning "hook" and "ham" meaning "homestead" or "village." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hookham can be interpreted as "the person who lived in or near the village with a hook-shaped feature or a place associated with a hook." It is likely that the name was originally given to someone who lived in a place with a distinctive hook-shaped geographical feature or had a hook-shaped object as a landmark.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hookham: 145
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 119,508
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hookham 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 Hookham is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKM
🗽 NYSIIS
HAN
🔊 Soundex
H0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH UH1 K HH AH0 M
🌐 IPA
/hookham*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hookham in Braille

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

The name Hookham in braille

How to sign the name Hookham using Sign Language

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

The name Hookham in sign language

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