'Hooke' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'hoke' (from Old English 'hōc'), where 'hōc' meant 'hook' or 'bend'.

'Hooke' changed from Middle English 'hoke' (itself from Old English 'hōc') and eventually became the modern English surname 'Hooke'.

Initially, it meant 'hook' or 'bend' (a physical hook or a bend in land); over time it evolved into a surname denoting someone living by a hook-shaped bend or associated with a hook, and today it functions primarily as a family name.