When Allen Liberty Hooker was born on 2 February 1873, in Cabot, Washington, Vermont, United States, his father, Lorenzo Kenneth Hooker, was 39 and his mother, Lizzie Bailoff, was 28. He lived in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States in 1880.
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English (southeastern):
occupational name for a hook maker, from Middle English, Old English hōcere, possibly also used for an agricultural laborer who used hooks. In some cases the name may have become Hocker .
topographic name for a ‘dweller by a hill spur or bend’, from Middle English hoke ‘hook, river bend, hill spur’ + -er (see Hook 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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