Researching Arnold Hoek
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Hoek surname? In that year Hoek was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Arnold means "Eagle power" and is of German origin.
Records of Arnold Hoek on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arnold Hoek and the Hoek Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hoek Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hoek family tree.
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Hoek Family Tree Databases
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Hoek Forums
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Miscellaneous Hoek Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Arnold Hoek. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arnold Hoek
Arnold van den Hoek
Arnold (Arnoldus) Johannes van den Hoek (1 December 1921, Amsterdam – 14 January 1945, Watenstedt, suburb of Braunschweig) was a Dutch chess master.
In August 1942, v.d. Hoek, Adriaan de Groot and Nicolaas Cortlever tied for first place in the qualifier of Dutch Chess Championship in Leeuwarden. He won the playoff, and next lost a match for the title to Max Euwe (2 : 8) at The Hague 1942. In January 1943, he won the Beverwijk Hoogovenstoernooi. Later that year he was deported to do forced labour in a German defence plant. He was killed there in an allied bombardment on 14 January 1945.
Source: Arnold van den Hoek, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hoek
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