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Early Origins of the Hoeck family

The surname Hoeck was first found in Tirol, where in medieval times the Hack family contributed greatly to the development of the region and therefore played a large role in the territorial conflicts of the period. In later years the family merged with other distinguished families, some of whom played significant roles in local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Hoeck family

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Hoeck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hacke, Hackk, Hackke, Hakk, Hakke, Haack, Haacke, Haeck, Heck, Hach, Haech, Hech, Hak, Haek and many more.

Early Notables of the Hoeck family

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United States Hoeck migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hoeck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Friedrich Hoeck, who arrived in America in 1748 1

RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. Julius E. Van Hoeck, Dutch First Waiter from an unknown location who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 7) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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