Hoover (surname)

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Hoover is the Anglicized version of the German and Dutch surname Huber , originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small farmer. [1] [2] Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN   978-0-19-977169-1.
  2. Powell, Kimberley. "Hoover: Surname Meaning and Origin". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Robert Francis Hoover Biography". JSTOR . Retrieved 2019-11-18.