The Hoger Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

There is no single Hoger family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Hoger line, if any, bore arms.

The meaning behind Hoger

Families named Hoger share a Dutch surname with a long history. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “dweller at the higher place”.

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood. According to the 2010 US Census, the Hoger surname had 413 bearers. French birth records list 180 children named Hoger between 1891 and 2000.

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