Hoche is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hoche
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is found in particular in Normandy, Picardie and Lorraine. It can have several meanings. It is initially a fairly common place name with the meaning of "hut" (meaning of the word Champagne according Pégorier), probably also "hill" if one believes the Lorraine diminutive "hochot" (= hill). It is also a variant of the name Hoch Alsatian (German "Hoch" = high, high). Hoche (s) is also certified as a first name in various medieval texts, particularly in Belgium. Some authors believe that, in this case, there should be a variant of Hughes. This was particularly the opinion of Föstermann the nineteenth century. This explanation could be also valid for Hoc names, or Hocq Hock (Pas-de-Calais, Moselle), as well as various derivatives (Rattle, Hochard etc.).

How popular is Hoche?

Hoche is ranked 196944 on our list.

Hoche is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 1757 people have been found who wears Hoche as their family name. Hoche is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
95,557 Czech Republic6
35,789 Turkey3
91,784 Netherlands2
476 Djibouti2
124,220 Italy2
89,020 Tanzania2
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
1,704,541 India1
8,371 Syria1
91,024 Belgium1
15,705 Cameroon1
2,505 Congo1
49,101 Denmark1
29,046 Japan1
12,270 Lebanon1
12,745 Luxembourg1
2,935 Madagascar1
36,814 Romania1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
94,027 England32
116,847 Canada21
Countries with hundreds of Hoche:
12,572 Germany807
17,473 France551
52,914 Brazil191
169,863 United States115
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Comments

C
Cordell Keatts
Hoche is a verbal noun of the former french hochier shake, shake speaking of the, nickname of the player.

Hoche Namesakes

  • Martin Hochertz, Football player
  • Martin Hochertz, Football player
  • Jeff Hochendoner, Actor
  • Maurice Hochepied, Olympic athlete
  • Hermann Höcherl, German Politician
  • Luke Hochevar, Baseball pitcher
  • Yaron Hochenboim, Soccer player
  • Elfriede Maria Hochegger, Angela Hitler's daughter
  • Yaron Hochenboim, Soccer player
  • Yaron Hochenboim, Soccer player
  • Jon Hoche portrayed the central role of God in 2015 biography and documentary movie Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin.

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