Hoe
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English
Etymology 1
From Old English hōh (“heel; spur of a hill”).
Proper noun
Hoe
- A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF995211).
Etymology 2
Two main origins:
- A variant of Ho, a Vietnamese surname.
- An English habitational surname, from the village in Norfolk.
Proper noun
Hoe (plural Hoes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoe is the 37391st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 596 individuals. Hoe is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (45.13%) and White (33.72%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hoe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.