What is "hoctor"

Hoctor is a surname that may refer to several people:

• Barbara Hoctor, a host of Morning Edition from 1979-80
• Harriet Hoctor, dancer for whom Hoctor's Ballet was written
• Joe Hoctor, football player for Iona Preparatory School
• Máire Hoctor, politician
• Marion Hoctor, an English professor expert on Invictus
• Michaela Hoctor, writer about domestic violence and contributor to the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment