Hoover

Meanings

1. An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama, incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover.
4. An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover.
5. An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover.
6. An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover.
7. An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover.

1. A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand.
2. Alternative letter-case form of hoover, irrespective of the brand.

1. Alternative letter-case form of hoover.

1. A vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.

1. To clean (a room, etc.) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of the brand.
2. To use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
3. To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner.

Etymology

The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover).