Snoek is a Dutch surname. Meaning "pike" in Dutch, it may be a metaphorical name or metonymic occupational surname (referring to a fisherman). However, in Zeeland Snoek was also a common given name in the Middle Ages and the name may be patronymic in origin. Varian forms are Snoeck and Snoeks.[1] People with the surname include:

  • Andries Snoek (1766–1829), Dutch tragedy actor
  • Hans Snoek (1910–2001), Dutch dancer, choreographer and ballet director
  • Jakob Louis Snoek (1902–1950), Dutch physicist and crystallographer, known e.g. for the Snoek effect
  • Jan Snoek (1896–1981), Dutch track cyclist
  • Hendrik Snoek, German show jumper and businessman
  • Paul Snoek (1933–1981), Belgian poet

Snoeck

  • Carl Snoeck (1885–1946), Dutch violinist and conductor
  • César Snoeck (1834–1898), Belgian collector of musical instruments
  • Henri Snoeck (fl. 1920), Belgian Olympic wrestler
  • Jan Snoeck (1927–2018), Dutch sculptor and ceramist

Snoeks

See also

References

  1. Snoek at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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