Show ContentsHott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Hott, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Hott, 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 Hott family

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

Early History of the Hott family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hott 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 Hott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hott Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Hott 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 1...
  • Jean-Henri Hottinguer became Director of the Banque de France in 1833
  • Rodolphe Hottinguer became Director of the same bank in 1869

Hott Ranking

In the United States, the name Hott is the 12,032nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2


United States Hott migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hott Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • George Hott, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Hott (post 1700) +

  • Ronald Dale Hott, American helicopter mechanic in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Sound and the McMurdo Dry Valleys (1998-1999) and (2007-2008), eponym of Hott Peak, Antarctica
  • Woodroe Hott, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1968-70 4
  • Allen D. Hott, American Republican politician, Chair of Hampshire County Republican Party, 1983 4
  • Sandy Hott (b. 1974), née Smith, Canadian physician and orienteering competitor who represented Canada in 22 events at nine World Orienteering Championships (1997-2010)


  1. Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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