Höcherl Surname
Approximately 1,598 people bear this surname
Höcherl Surname User-submission:
The Höcherl surname derives from the root word heger, denoting 'someone who was a forest warden'. It originates in Bavaria.
The diminutive form is Hegerl, which was later spelled Högerl and Höcherl.
A branch of the Högerl family from Unterhütte, in Western Bohemia, immigrated to Brown County, Minnesota, USA and began spelling the surname Haecherl.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,593 | 1:50,537 | 6,595 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hocherl (28) are calculated separately.
Höcherl Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Höcherl surname derives from the root word heger, denoting 'someone who was a forest warden'. It originates in Bavaria.
The diminutive form is Hegerl, which was later spelled Högerl and Höcherl.
A branch of the Högerl family from Unterhütte, in Western Bohemia, immigrated to Brown County, Minnesota, USA and began spelling the surname Haecherl. This family later branched out into North Dakota, Utah. Texas and Florida. Later family groups immigrating to Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin primarily spelled it Hoecherl.
In Bavaria, the surname is pronounced HUR-shul, while in the US and Canada, it was most often pronounced HECK-uhr-ul or HAY-kruhl.
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Where Does The Last Name Höcherl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Höcherl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Hocherl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höcherl? popularity and diffusion
Höcherl is the 248,603rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,560,417 people. The surname Höcherl is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höcherl live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,593 people, or 1 in 50,537. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 91 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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