Hoole is an English

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Hoole Hoole is a suburb in the east of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The area is contiguous with Newton to the north and Vicars Cross to the south. The A41 road marks t ...

, a suburb in

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

, England. Notable people with the surname include: * Daryl Hoole (born 1934), American author and public speaker *

Elijah Hoole Elijah Hoole (1798–1872) was an English orientalist and Wesleyan Methodist missionary. Life The son of Holland Hoole, a Manchester shoemaker, he was born there; he entered Manchester grammar school 6 April 1809, leaving in 1813 to help in h ...

(1798–1872), English Wesleyan Methodist missionary, father of the architect of the same name * Elijah Hoole (architect) (1837–1912), English architect, son of the missionary of the same name * John Hoole (1727–1803), English translator *

Ken Hoole Ken Hoole (1916–1988) was an English historian known for his works on the railways of the north east of England. The ''Ken Hoole Study Centre'' at the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, and the ''Ken Hoole Trust'' are named after him. Biog ...

(1916–1988), English railway historian * Rajan Hoole, Tamil human rights activist *

Ratnajeevan Hoole Professor Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole (born 15 September 1952; commonly known as Ratnajeevan Hoole) is a Sri Lankan Tamil engineer and academic. He is a member of the election commission of Sri Lanka. Early life and family Hoole was born on ...

(born 1952), electrical engineering academic

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