Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɔː/(British English) /ˈhoɹ/(American English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsHoare, Hore Meaning & History From a nickname for someone with grey or white hair, from Old English har "grey, greyish-white".
Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. HAW(British English) HOR(American English) [key] Other Forms FormsHoare, Hore Meaning & History Habitational name for a person who lived in the village called Ore in East Sussex, or someone who lived by a bank or shore, both derived from Old English ora "shore, edge".