Hoover

Hoover Meaning & Origin

About Hoover
The surname Hoover is of English and German origin. In English, it is derived from the Middle English word "hove" or "hov," meaning a small hill or a piece of raised land. In German, it is derived from the word "hube," meaning a measure of land. The surname Hoover likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived on or near a small hill or a piece of raised land. It could also have been an occupational name for someone who worked as a farmer or owned a small plot of land.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hoover features prominently in our database, being among the top 1000 surnames. Explore its detailed popularity metrics and distribution:

  • Number of People with the name Hoover: 57,497
  • Overall Popularity: 0.02%
  • Ranking: 580
  • Frequency per 100k people: 19.49

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HFR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH UW1 V ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhuvər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H160

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hoover in Braille

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

The name Hoover in braille

How to sign the name Hoover using Sign Language

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

The name Hoover in sign language

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