Show ContentsHotelin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

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

Early History of the Hotelin family

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

Hotelin Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Hotelin 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...

Migration of the Hotelin 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.



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


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