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Hoares

Hoares is an English surname, a variant form of Hoare, often encountered in historical records as the name of families of bankers, landowners, and artisans. The name is believed to originate from a nickname derived from Old English terms associated with age or greyness, such as hoar or grey-haired, and it has appeared in various spellings over the centuries.

Historically, the Hoares family became prominent in London through banking and landholding. They are closely associated

One well-known figure associated with the surname is Henry Hoare (the Magnificent), active in the 18th century.

Today, the surname Hoares remains a genealogical and historical marker for research into English banking, landowning

with
the
private
banking
house
that
would
evolve
into
C.
Hoare
&
Co.,
one
of
Britain’s
oldest
surviving
private
banks.
In
addition
to
finance,
branches
of
the
Hoares
family
played
a
role
in
estate
ownership
and
the
patronage
of
the
arts,
reflecting
the
typical
landscape
of
successful
English
gentry
and
merchant
families
in
the
early
modern
period.
He
is
noted
for
his
role
as
a
banker
and
landowner
who
purchased
and
developed
the
Stourhead
estate
in
Wiltshire,
creating
one
of
England’s
iconic
landscape
gardens
that
attracted
the
interest
of
patrons
of
natural
beauty
and
the
arts.
The
Hoares’
influence
in
property
and
banking
contributed
to
the
social
and
economic
networks
of
their
time.
lineages,
and
the
broader
social
history
of
Britain’s
financial
and
landed
classes.
See
also
Hoare
(surname)
for
related
variants
and
historical
context.