Snook (surname)
Snook is an English surname. The surname is of Old English origin, and is a topographical name, denoting someone who lived on a projecting piece of land. The etymology of snook is the Old English pre-7th century word "snoc", the Middle English "snoc" and "snoke": a projecting piece or point of land; a promontory. The surname has its main concentration in the UK in the southern counties of primarily Wiltshire, also Hampshire, Somerset and Dorset. Surname Frank Snook (born 1949), American Major League Baseball player Gary Snook (born 1947), Western Australian Legislative Assembly member George Snook (1842–1894), American, President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1885 to 1886 and from 1892 to 1894 Hans Snook (born 1948), German-Canadian businessman Ian Snook (born 1950), New Zealand cricketer James H. Snook (1879–1930), American convicted murderer, Olympic medalist, and inventor of the snook hook Jeff Snook (born 1960), American sportswriter John B. Snook (1815–1901), American architect John S. Snook (1862–1952), U.S. Representative from Ohio Laine Snook (born 1968), English athlete Larry Snook (born 1941), U.S. Army officer and judge Neta Snook (1896–1991), American aviator Ronald Snook (born 1972), Australian rower Sarah Snook (born 1987), Australian actress