Origin and popularity of the name HOOG

Origin

Hoog : 1: Swedish (Höög): nickname for a tall person from hög ‘high tall’.2: Dutch: variant of De Hoog without the article de ‘the’.

De Hoog : Dutch:: 1: nickname from the adjective hoog ‘high’ + the definite article de ‘the’ applied to a tall man or distinguished man.2: habitational name from a farmstead located at relatively high place named for instance de Hoocht or de Hoge Dries.

Groeneweg : Dutch: habitational name from any of various minor places called Groeneweg a compound of groen ‘green’ + weg ‘road path’ for instance from the hamlets Groeneweg near Hoog Blokland in the province of South Holland and near Westbroek in the province of Utrecht.

Halen : 1: Swedish (Halén): variant of Hallén (see Hallen).2: Dutch (Van Halen): habitational name for someone from the villages Hoog en Laaghalen in the province of Drenthe or Halen near Hasselt in Belgian Limburg.3: Irish: variant of English Hallen.

Hogenkamp : Dutch and North German: habitational name from any of several houses (mainly farms) so named from Dutch and Low German hoog hoge ‘high’ + kamp ‘enclosed field’. Compare Hogancamp.

Hoogenboom : Dutch: habitational or topographic name from any of several houses so called marked by a tall tree a compound of hoog ‘high tall’ + boom ‘tree’.

Hoogendoorn : Dutch: habitational name from any of several places so called for instance De Hoge Doorn near Almkerk in North Brabant a compound name from hoog ‘high’ + doorn ‘thorn (bush)’. Compare Doorn.

Hoogerhyde : Americanized form of Dutch Hoogerheide or Hoogerheijde: habitational name from any of several places so called for instance Hoogerheide in North Brabant a compound name from hoog ‘high’ + heide ‘heath’.

Hoogeveen : Dutch: habitational name from a place in Drenthe province called Hoogeveen or from Hoogeveen near Hazerswoude in South-Holland. A compound name from hoog ‘high’ + veen ‘peat (bog)’ hoogveen ‘high moor’.

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