Show ContentsHottel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Hottel, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Hottel, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Orleans. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Hottel family

The surname Hottel was first found in D'Ousté, a commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, southwestern France. 1

Early History of the Hottel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hottel research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1367, 1389, 1400, 1408, 1545, 1551, 1784, 1833, 1869 and 1895 are included under the topic Early Hottel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hottel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hotte, Hottelart, Hottin, Hotelin, Hottot and many more.

Early Notables of the Hottel family

Notable amongst the family at this time was the Hottot family, one of librarians and printers from Chartres and Orleans. Thomas Hottot, likely the first printer from Chartres, is recorded at his death in 1551, and his son Philippe is cited in 1545 as a printer. Saturnin Hottot, of this family, was a printer also, and his son Laurent followed...
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United States Hottel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hottel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hendrick Hottel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Jerick Hottel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Johannes Hottel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Margaret Hottel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Anna Hottel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Hottel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • George Hottel, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 2
  • Miss Hottel, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1893
Hottel Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Elsie Hottel, aged 24, who arrived at Washington, D.C., in 1924

Contemporary Notables of the name Hottel (post 1700) +

  • Hoyt Clarke Hottel (1903-1998), American professor in Chemical Engineering at MIT, recipient of the Medal for Merit (1948)


  1. Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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