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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German (Hötte) : variant of Hütte (see Huett 1) or a variant of Hott.
  • French : from French hotte, denoting a type of basket carried on the back, hence a nickname or metonymic occupational name for someone who carried or made these.
  • An immigrant from Normandy, France, recorded as Hot and Hotte, is documented in Quebec City in 1666.

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