Hoar (surname)

Hoar is an English surname, a variant of Hoare, and is derived from the Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ebenezer R. Hoar (1816–1895), influential American politician and lawyer
 * George Frisbie Hoar (1826–1904), prominent United States politician
 * Harold Frank Hoar (1909–1976), British architect and cartoonist (as 'Acanthus')
 * Joseph P. Hoar (1934-2022), retired U.S. Marine Corps general
 * Leonard Hoar (1630–1675), early American clergyman and educator
 * Rockwood Hoar (1855–1906), member of the United States House of Representatives
 * Roger Sherman Hoar (1887–1963), former state senator and assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts
 * Samuel Hoar (1778–1856), United States lawyer and politician
 * Sherman Hoar (1860–1898), American lawyer
 * Syd Hoar (1895–1967), English footballer
 * Thomas Bertie (1758–1825), Royal Navy officer born Thomas Hoar