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Early Origins of the Hohl family

The surname Hohl was first found in Austria, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. They held a family seat at Holbeinsberg and became nobles of the Holy Roman Empire in 1612. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Hohl family

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Hohl Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Holbein, Hohlbein and others.

Early Notables of the Hohl family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Hohl were Hans Holbein (1497-1543), painter, born at Augsburg in Swabia in 1497, was the younger son of Hans Holbein, a painter of that town, and grandson of Michel Holbein, who some time before 1454 came from the neighbouring village of Schonenfeld to settle...
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Hohl Ranking

In the United States, the name Hohl is the 16,497th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Hohl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hohl Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Mattheus Hohl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1746 [2]
  • Andreas Hohl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 [2]
  • Anna Ursula Hohl, who arrived in America in 1752 [2]
  • Balthas Hohl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 [2]
  • Georg Hohl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 [2]
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Hohl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Magdalene Hohl, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 [2]
  • Werner Hohl, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 [2]
  • Peter Hohl, who arrived in North America in 1856 [2]
  • John Hohl, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1865 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Hohl (post 1700) +

  • Joan Hohl (1935-1980), American author of over 60 romance novels since 1980 under the pseudonyms of Paula Roberts and Amii Lorin
  • Daryl Hohl (b. 1946), birth name of Daryl Hall, American singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004
  • Arthur Hohl (1889-1964), American character actor
  • Patrick Hohl, American politician, Supervisor of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 2009 [3]
  • George J. Hohl, American politician, Mayor of Fairhaven, Washington, 1901-02 [3]
  • Anton Friedrich Hohl (1789-1862), German professor of obstetrics who designed the fetal stethoscope (1834)
  • Ludwig Hohl (1904-1980), Swiss author
  • David Hohl (b. 1966), Canadian gold, silver and bronze medalist wrestler


  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 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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