Hoare

Hoare
Language(s)	English and Irish
Origin
Language(s)	Middle English
Word/name	hor(e)
Meaning	Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
Region of origin	British Isles
Other names
Variant form(s)	Hore, Hoar, Dore

Last updated March 31, 2025

Hoare is an English surname derived from Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Albert Alfred Hoare, known as Bert Hoare (1874–1962), South Australian politician
Bertie Hoare (1912–1947), World War II flying ace
Des Hoare (born 1934), Australian cricketer
Desmond Hoare (Royal Navy officer) (1910–1988), British sailor and educator
Edward Hoare (disambiguation), several people
Elizabeth Hoare (1915–2001), English church furnisher and actress
Henry Hoare (banker) (1677–1725), English banker and land-owner
Henry Hoare (1705–1785), English banker and garden owner-designer
James Hoare (born 1943), British academic and historian
Joe Hoare (1881–1947), English footballer
John Gurney Hoare (1810–1875), English cricketer and banker
Kelly Hoare (born 1963), Australian politician
Louisa Gurney Hoare (1784–1836), English diarist and writer
Mad Mike Hoare (1919–2020), Irish mercenary leader
Marko Attila Hoare (born 1972), British historian
Mary Hoare (1744–1820), English artist
Mary Hoare, Lady Hoare (d. 1973), English charity worker
Peter Hoare (disambiguation), several people
Prince Hoare (elder) (c.1711–1769), English sculptor
Prince Hoare (younger) (1755–1834), English painter and dramatist
Sir Richard Hoare (banker) (1648–1718), British goldsmith, banker and politician
Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758–1838), British antiquarian and archaeologist
Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet (1841–1915), English politician
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880–1959), British politician
Sarajane Hoare, British-born fashion journalist, stylist and magazine editor
Seamus Hoare, Gaelic footballer
Sean Hoare (1963–2011), British journalist
Seán Hoare (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
Simon Hoare (born 1969), British politician
Sir Tony Hoare (born 1934), British computer scientist
Wilfred Hoare (1909–2003), English cricketer and headmaster
William Hoare (c.1707–1792), British painter

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1297. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220 . Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-1] Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1297. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220 . Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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