Show ContentsHottinguer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

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

Early History of the Hottinguer family

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

Hottinguer Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Hottinguer family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Jean-Henri Hottinguer became Director of the Banque de France in 1833
  • Rodolphe Hottinguer became Director of the same bank in 1869

Migration of the Hottinguer family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacques Hottot, who arrived in Quebec in 1652; Pierre Hotte, who was married in 1678 in Quebec; Anne-Jeanne Hotte, who was married in Charlesbourg in 1696.


Contemporary Notables of the name Hottinguer (post 1700) +

  • Baron Jean-Conrad Hottinguer (1764-1841), Swiss-born banker who later became a Baron of the French (1810-1841)
  • Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer (1835-1920), Swiss banker who ran the Hottinger & Cie
  • Baron Henri Hottinguer (1868-1943), Swiss banker, first-born son of Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer
  • Baron Jean–Henri Hottinguer (1803-1866), Swiss banker, first son of Jean-Conrad Hottinguer


  1. Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print


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