Snook (surname)
Snook is an English surname. The surname is of Old English origin, and is a topographical name, denoting someone who lived on a projecting piece of land. The etymology of snook is the Old English pre-7th century word "snoc", the Middle English "snoc" and "snoke": a projecting piece or point of land; a promontory. The surname has its main concentration in the UK in the southern counties of primarily Wiltshire, also Hampshire, Somerset and Dorset.
Surname
- Emmy Snook, Australian rower
- Frank Snook, American Major League Baseball player
- Gary Snook, Western Australian Legislative Assembly member
- George Snook, American, President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1885 to 1886 and from 1892 to 1894
- Hans Snook, German-Canadian businessman
- Ian Snook, New Zealand cricketer
- James H. Snook, American convicted murderer, Olympic medalist, and inventor of the snook hook
- Jeff Snook, American sportswriter
- John B. Snook, American architect
- John S. Snook, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Laine Snook, English athlete
- Larry Snook, U.S. Army officer and judge
- Neta Snook, American aviator
- Ronald Snook, Australian rower
- Sarah Snook, Australian actress
- Verity Snook-Larby,, English race walker
- Paul Snook, English Dam Supervisor
- Theophilus G Snook Bridport, Dorset Gentleman's Outfitter Bridport
- John Snook, England and Swaziland, Headmaster and Author
Surname variations
Given name, nickname, or stage name
- Snook (comedian), Canadian comedian
- Robert Bernard "Snooks" Dowd, American football and baseball player
- Snooks Eaglin, American musician