Snoek (surname)
# Snoek (surname)

Snoek is a Dutch surname. Meaning "pike" in Dutch, it may be a metaphorical name or metonymic occupational surname (referring to a fisherman). However, in Zeeland Snoek was also a common given name in the Middle Ages and the name may be patronymic in origin. Varian forms are Snoeck and Snoeks. People with the surname include:

* Andries Snoek (1766–1829), Dutch tragedy actor
* Hans Snoek (1910–2001), Dutch dancer, choreographer and ballet director
* Jakob Louis Snoek [de] (1902–1950), Dutch physicist and crystallographer, known e.g. for the Snoek effect [de; it]
* Jan Snoek [ca; de; es; pl] (1896–1981), Dutch track cyclist
* Hendrik Snoek, German show jumper and businessman
* Paul Snoek (1933–1981), Belgian poet

## Snoeck

* Carl Snoeck [de] (1885–1946), Dutch violinist and conductor
* César Snoeck [fr; nl] (1834–1898), Belgian collector of musical instruments
* Henri Snoeck (fl. 1920), Belgian Olympic wrestler
* Jan Snoeck (1927–2018), Dutch sculptor and ceramist

## Snoeks

* Daniel Snoeks (born 1994), Australian model and television personality in Korea
* Jiske Snoeks (born 1978), Dutch field hockey player
* Kelvin Snoeks (born 1987), Dutch racing driver
