Noakes Family
From Tolkien Gateway
The Noakes family (plural Nokeses) were working-class hobbits.[1]
Old Noakes was a resident of Bywater.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Noake(s) or Noke(s) is a real-life English surname, derived probably from the place-name No(a)ke, etymologized as atten oke "at the oak".[2]