Hookway

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place near Crediton, Devon, from Old English hōc (“hook; hook-shaped bend in a river”) + weġ (“way, path, road”).

Proper noun

Hookway (plural Hookways)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hookway is the 101247^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 178 individuals. Hookway is most common among White (94.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hookway”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 199.