The hoch Surname
hoch Name Meaning and History
- German: from Middle High German hoch ‘high’; a habitational name from any of various places named Hoch, or a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of high land, or a descriptive nickname for a tall man, from the same word.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a tall person, from German hoch ‘tall’, Yiddish hoykh.
- Czech: from a pet form of the personal name Hodislav, composed of the elements hodi- ‘to be fit or suited’ + slav ‘glory’, ‘splendor’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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