Haak (surname)

Haak is a Dutch surname. It is thought to often be patronymic of origin, referring to a now extinct given name, or, considering the meaning "hook", be toponymic, descriptive or metonymic (e.g. a fish hook referring to a fisherman).[1] People with this surname include:

  • Bob Haak (American football) (1916–1992), American football player
  • Bob Haak (art historian) (1926–2005), Dutch art historian
  • Guus Haak (born 1937), Dutch football defender
  • Howie Haak (1911–1999), American baseball scout
  • Hugo Haak (born 1991), Dutch track cyclist
  • Isabelle Haak (born 1999), Swedish volleyball player
  • Jan Haak (1917–1993), South African politician, Government Minister 1964–70
  • Jessica Haak, American (North Dakota) Democratic politician
  • Jur Haak (1890–1945), Dutch footballer
  • Nico Haak (1939–1990), Dutch pop singer
  • Sikko Popta Haak (1876–1937), Dutch pedagogue and historian
  • Theodore Haak (1605–1690), German Calvinist scholar in England

See also

References
  1. Haak at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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