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Early Origins of the Hoehn family

The surname Hoehn was first found in Switzerland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Hoehn family

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Hoehn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hoch, Hok, Yok, Yoak, Hokk, Hoek, Hoekk, Hohk, Hoher, Yoke, Hochart, Hochmann, Hohmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Hoehn family

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Hoehn Ranking

In the United States, the name Hoehn is the 12,819th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Hoehn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hoehn Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Chretien Hoehn, who arrived in America in 1777-1783 2
  • Joh Hoehn, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1791 2
  • John Hoehn, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1791 2
Hoehn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann Hoehn, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • Johann Christopf Hoehn, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • Christopf Hoehn, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • Anna Catarina Hoehn, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • Catarina Hoehn, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1806 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Hoehn Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Charles E Hoehn, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States from Zurich, Switzerland, in 1920
  • Evelyn Hoehn, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922
  • August Hoehn, aged 25, who settled in America from Stuttgart, Germany, in 1922
  • Bruno Hoehn, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from Muenchen, Germany, in 1922
  • Alfred Hoehn, aged 24, who landed in America from Hagen, Germany, in 1923
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hoehn (post 1700) +

  • Robert C. Hoehn, American Civil Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, eponym of Hoehn Peak, Antarctica
  • Gottlieb A. Hoehn, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1922, 1924; Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Missouri, 1920 3
  • Elmer Hoehn, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964 3
  • Clair J. Hoehn, American politician, Circuit Judge in Michigan 47th Circuit; Elected 1974 3
  • Alfred M. Hoehn, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Rome, New York; Elected 1949 3
  • Leutnant Fritz Höhn (1896-1918), German World War I fighter ace credited with 21 victories
  • Carola Höhn (1910-2005), German stage and movie actress
  • Margaret Hoehn, co-creator of the Hoehn and Yahr scale to measure the symptoms of Parkinson's disease progress


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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