Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. HOOK-əm [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 4/26/2015 by Jen Messley Edited 4/26/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou Meaning & History This surname may derive from Old English hóc meaning "hook, angle" and hám meaning "village, hamlet, dwelling."