For other uses, see Took (disambiguation).Took is a variant of the English surname Tooke, originally found predominantly in the East Anglia region of the United Kingdom. Look up took in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The name Took may refer to: Barry Took (1928–2002), British comedian and television presenter Steve Peregrin Took (1949–1980), British musician and songwriter Took Leng How (1981–2006), Malaysian murderer Roger Took, British art historian and sex offender Peregrin Took, fictional character in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien All pages with titles beginning with Took All pages with titles containing Took Tooke Toon (name) Tuke (disambiguation) Tuque This page lists people with the surname Took. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.