# Hoare

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**Hoare** is an [English](/source/English_name) surname derived from [Middle English](/source/Middle_English) *[hor(e)](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hor)* meaning grey- or white-haired.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

- Albert Alfred Hoare, known as [Bert Hoare](/source/Bert_Hoare) (1874–1962), South Australian politician
- [Amy Hoare](/source/Amy_Hoare) (born 1996), English chess player
- [Bertie Hoare](/source/Bertie_Hoare) (1912–1947), World War II flying ace
- [Des Hoare](/source/Des_Hoare) (born 1934), Australian cricketer
- [Desmond Hoare (Royal Navy officer)](/source/Desmond_Hoare_(Royal_Navy_officer)) (1910–1988), British sailor and educator
- [Edward Hoare (disambiguation)](/source/Edward_Hoare_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Elizabeth Hoare](/source/Elizabeth_Hoare) (1915–2001), English church furnisher and actress
- [Henry Hoare (banker)](/source/Henry_Hoare_(banker)) (1677–1725), English banker and land-owner
- [Henry Hoare](/source/Henry_Hoare) (1705–1785), English banker and garden owner-designer
- [James Hoare](/source/James_Hoare) (born 1943), British academic and historian
- [Joe Hoare](/source/Joe_Hoare) (1881–1947), English footballer
- [John Gurney Hoare](/source/John_Gurney_Hoare) (1810–1875), English cricketer and banker
- [Kelly Hoare](/source/Kelly_Hoare) (born 1963), Australian politician
- [Louisa Gurney Hoare](/source/Louisa_Gurney_Hoare) (1784–1836), English diarist and writer
- [Mad Mike Hoare](/source/Mad_Mike_Hoare) (1919–2020), Irish mercenary leader
- [Marko Attila Hoare](/source/Marko_Attila_Hoare) (born 1972), British historian
- [Mary Hoare](/source/Mary_Hoare) (1744–1820), English artist
- [Mary Hoare, Lady Hoare](/source/Mary_Hoare,_Lady_Hoare) (d. 1973), English Lady Mayoress of London and charity worker
- [Peter Hoare (disambiguation)](/source/Peter_Hoare_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Prince Hoare (elder)](/source/Prince_Hoare_(elder)) (c.1711–1769), English sculptor
- [Prince Hoare (younger)](/source/Prince_Hoare_(younger)) (1755–1834), English painter and dramatist
- Sir [Richard Hoare (banker)](/source/Richard_Hoare_(banker)) (1648–1718), British goldsmith, banker and politician
- [Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet](/source/Sir_Richard_Hoare,_2nd_Baronet) (1758–1838), British antiquarian and archaeologist
- [Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet](/source/Sir_Samuel_Hoare,_1st_Baronet) (1841–1915), English politician
- [Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood](/source/Samuel_Hoare,_1st_Viscount_Templewood) (1880–1959), British politician
- [Sarajane Hoare](/source/Sarajane_Hoare), British fashion journalist, stylist and magazine editor
- [Seamus Hoare](/source/Seamus_Hoare), Gaelic footballer
- [Sean Hoare](/source/Sean_Hoare) (1963–2011), British journalist
- [Seán Hoare](/source/Se%C3%A1n_Hoare) (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
- [Simon Hoare](/source/Simon_Hoare) (born 1969), British politician
- [Sir Tony Hoare](/source/Tony_Hoare) (1934–2026), British computer scientist
- [Wilfred Hoare](/source/Wilfred_Hoare) (1909–2003), English cricketer and headmaster
- [William Hoare](/source/William_Hoare) (c.1707–1792), British painter

## See also

- [Hoare baronets](/source/Hoare_baronets), four Baronetcies
- [Hoare logic](/source/Hoare_logic), named after its inventor, Tony Hoare

## References

1. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). [*The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1297). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). p. 1297. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. [OCLC 964412220](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/964412220). Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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