Hoare

{{Infobox surname

| name = Hoare

| image =

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| caption =

| pronunciation =

| language = English and Irish

| languageorigin = Middle English

| origin = hor(e)

| meaning = Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)

| region = British Isles

| variant = Hore, Hoar, Dore

| family =

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Hoare is an English surname derived from Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired.{{cite book

| last1 = Hanks

| first1 = Patrick

| authorlink = Patrick Hanks

| last2 = Coates

| first2 = Richard

| authorlink2 = Richard Coates

| last3 = McClure

| first3 = Peter

| title = The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland

| publisher = Oxford University Press

| year = 2016

| isbn = 978-0-19-252747-9

| oclc = 964412220

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1297

| page = 1297

| access-date = 5 June 2019

}} Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Alfred Hoare, known as Bert Hoare (1874–1962), South Australian politician
• Bertie Hoare (1912–1947), World War II flying ace
• Des Hoare (born 1934), Australian cricketer
• Desmond Hoare (Royal Navy officer) (1910–1988), British sailor and educator
• Edward Hoare (disambiguation), several people
• Elizabeth Hoare (1915–2001), English church furnisher and actress
• Henry Hoare (banker) (1677–1725), English banker and land-owner
• Henry Hoare (1705–1785), English banker and garden owner-designer
• James Hoare (born 1943), British academic and historian
• Joe Hoare (1881–1947), English footballer
• John Gurney Hoare (1810–1875), English cricketer and banker
• Kelly Hoare (born 1963), Australian politician
• Louisa Gurney Hoare (1784–1836), English diarist and writer
• Mad Mike Hoare (1919–2020), Irish mercenary leader
• Marko Attila Hoare (born 1972), British historian
• Mary Hoare (1744–1820), English artist
• Mary Hoare, Lady Hoare (d. 1973), English charity worker
• Peter Hoare (disambiguation), several people
• Prince Hoare (elder) (c.1711–1769), English sculptor
• Prince Hoare (younger) (1755–1834), English painter and dramatist
• Sir Richard Hoare (banker) (1648–1718), British goldsmith, banker and politician
• Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758–1838), British antiquarian and archaeologist
• Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet (1841–1915), English politician
• Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880–1959), British politician
• Sarajane Hoare, British-born fashion journalist, stylist and magazine editor
• Seamus Hoare, Gaelic footballer
• Sean Hoare (1963–2011), British journalist
• Seán Hoare (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
• Simon Hoare (born 1969), British politician
• Sir Tony Hoare (born 1934), British computer scientist
• Wilfred Hoare (1909–2003), English cricketer and headmaster
• William Hoare (c.1707–1792), British painter