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 Chris Snook (born 2000), British track and field athelete Clifford Snook (1924–2013), New Zealand cricketer Emmy Snook (born 1973), Australian rower Frank Snook (born 1949), American Major League Baseball player Gary Snook (born 1947), Western Australian Legislative Assembly member George Snook (1842–1894), American businessman Hans Snook (born 1948), German-Canadian businessman Herbert Snook (1867–1947), English footballer Homer Clyde Snook (1878–1942), American electrical engineer and inventor Ian Snook (born 1950), New Zealand cricketer Isaac Snook (1848–1931), American politician James H. Snook (1879–1930), American convicted murderer, Olympic medalist, and inventor of the Snook hook Jeff Snook (born 1960), American sportswriter John B. Snook (1815–1901), American architect John S. Snook (1862–1952), U.S. Representative from Ohio Laine Snook (born 1968), English athlete Larry Snook (born 1941), U.S. Army officer and judge Neta Snook Southern (1896–1991), American aviator Patricia Bailey-Snook (1936–2014), American politician Ronald Snook (born 1972), Australian rower Sarah Snook (born 1987), Australian actress Susan Brown Snook (born 1962), American Episcopal bishop Verity Snook-Larby, (born 1970), English race walker William Snook (1861–1916), English running champion
Fictional characters Olive Snook from the ABC television series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009)
Surname variations Snoek (surname) See also Eric Snookes (born 1955), English footballer Graeme Snooks (born 1944), Australian systems theorist Robert Snooks (1761–1802), English highwayman Tom Snooks (1890–1958), Australian showman and developer Zoon Van Snook, Belgian-English composer
Given name, nickname, or stage name Snook (comedian), Canadian comedian Robert Bernard "Snooks" Dowd (1897–1962), American football and baseball player Snooks Eaglin (1936–2009), American musician
See also Snoek (surname) Snook (disambiguation)
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