Hoe

See also: hoe

English

Etymology 1

From Old English hōh (“heel; spur of a hill”).

Proper noun

Hoe

1. 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)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoe is the 37391^st 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.

Anagrams

• HEO, Heo