Hochet is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hochet
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: The name is common in both Western and Eastern. In the East, it is a diminutive of Hoche (qv). Moreover, it is perhaps a nickname that apply to a dice player (one who shakes the dice, the former French verb "hochier"), meaning confirmed by the existence of surnames such as Hochede and the medieval sense of the word "rattle" (= set of small bones). Alternative: Houchet (50).

How popular is Hochet?

Hochet is common in France.

Hochet is ranked 202787 on our list.

Hochet is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 1689 people have been found who wears Hochet as their family name. Hochet have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
901,054 United States8
240,218 Canada7
40,064 Nigeria2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
34,681 Norway2
201,317 England2
13,447 Uganda1
25,721 Egypt1
36,678 Singapore1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
3,071 Jersey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
442,509 Russia12
Countries with thousands of Hochet:
5,247 France1,604

Comments

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Julieta Valerius
Hochet is a family name, a diminutive of nods in old french long loose coat or dress has sleeves and hanging open, nickname of one who wore this clothing -can also represent a derivative of the verb shake hochier of, was the designer a player of.

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