| ![Show Contents]() Hooft History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Netherlands Early Origins of the Hooft familyThe surname Hooft was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in North Holland, a province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the old Counts of Holland. Seat of one of the oldest families is Brederode Castle near Haarlem. There are many old and quaint towns in the province. including Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam, and Monnikendam. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. Early History of the Hooft familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hooft research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1815 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Hooft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hooft Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Hoeff, van der Hoeff, Hoef, van der Hoef, Hoeft, Hoft, Hovet, Hövet, Höft, Hooft, van den Hooft, vandenHoft, vanderHoft, vanderHoeff, vandenHoeff, vanHoof, vanHooff, de Hooft and many more. Early Notables of the Hooft familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hooft Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hooft migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hooft Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Barent Witten Hooft, who arrived in New Netherlands in 1662 with his wife and two children
- Barent Wilten Hooft, who arrived in New York in 1662 1
Hooft Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Windal Hooft, aged 28, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hooft (post 1700) | + |
- Martha Visser't Hooft (1906-1994), American artist
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581-1647), Dutch historian, poet, and dramatist
- Gerardus't Hooft (b. 1946), of the Netherlands, who shared the Nobel Prize for physics in 1999
- 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)
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Hooft migration to the United States 
