Message: "Re: Spade and/or Houck"

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Re: Spade and/or Houck

by M.S (guest)

8/2/2004, 10:29 AM

HOUCK is GERMAN. At the moment this surname is extremely rare in Germany. You can find it in DUSSELDORF or MANNHEIM.
Impossible to find out the original meaning.

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- Anon. (guest)

8/14/2004, 3:25 PM

The name Houck used to exist in Holland as well but this old spelling has been replaced by 'Hoek'. Perhaps those German Houcks are of Dutch descent. The meaning of hoek is 'corner'. It is a locative surname and also a patronym based on a form of 'Hugo'.
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfd/detail_naam.php?naam=Hoek

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