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).Haak
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this surname include: * Bob Haak (1916–1992), American football player * Bob Haak (1926–2005), Dutch art historian * Guus Haak (born 1937), Dutch football defender *

Howie Haak Howard Frederick Haak (August 28, 1911 — February 22, 1999; ; rhymes with "take") was an American professional baseball scout for almost 50 years, from the end of World War II through his 1993 retirement. Personal life Haak was born in Roches ...

(1911–1999), American baseball scout *

Hugo Haak Hugo Haak (born 29 October 1991) is a Dutch track cyclist and revered coach. He represented his nation at the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. At the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships he won the ...

(born 1991), Dutch track cyclist * Isabelle Haak (born 1999), Swedish volleyball player * (1917–1993), South African politician, Government Minister 1964–70 *

Jessica Haak Jessica Haak is a Democratic-NPL politician who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Sena ...

, American (North Dakota) Democratic politician * Jur Haak (1890–1945), Dutch footballer *

Justin Haak Justin Haak (born September 12, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer side New York City FC. Early life Haak attended Tompkins Square Middle School in Lower East Side from 2 ...

(born 2001), American soccer player * (1939–1990), Dutch pop singer * (1876–1937), Dutch pedagogue and historian * Theodore Haak (1605–1690), German Calvinist scholar in England

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