Hoh
See also: hoh
English
Etymology
- As a German surname, spelling variant of Höh, from Middle High German hoch (“high”); compare Hoch.
- As a Chinese surname, from romanizations of various surnames:
- 何 and 賀 (see He)
- 霍 (see Huo)
- 郝 (see Hao)
- 侯 (see Hou)
- Possibly also a variant of 胡 (see Hu), according to the 2003 edition of the Dictionary of American Family Names.[1]
Proper noun
Hoh (plural Hohs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoh is the 31285th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 741 individuals. Hoh is most common among White (64.91%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (31.04%) individuals.
References
- https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer0000unse_u7y8/page/190/mode/2up
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hoh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190.