Took is a variant of the English

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

Tooke, originally found predominantly in the

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region of the United Kingdom. The name Took may refer to:

People

Barry Took Barry Took (19 June 192831 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series '' Bootsie and Snudge'', the radio comedy ''Round the Hor ...

(1928–2002), British comedian and television presenter *

Steve Peregrin Took Steve Peregrin Took (born Stephen Ross Porter; 28 July 1949 – 27 October 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known for his membership of the duo Tyrannosaurus Rex with Marc Bolan. After breaking with Bolan, he concentrated on h ...

(1949–1980), British musician and songwriter * Took Leng How (1981–2006), Malaysian murderer *

Roger Took Roger Florian Took (1944 – 29 July 2011) was a British art historian, museum curator, author and convicted child molestation, child sex offender who lived in London, Ireland, and Russia. In the course of his career, he ran several museums in E ...

, British art historian and sex offender

Fiction

Peregrin Took Peregrin Took, commonly known simply as Pippin, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is closely tied with his friend and cousin, Merry Brandybuck, and the two are together during most of ...

, fictional character in ''The Lord of the Rings'' by J.R.R. Tolkien

People

Fiction

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