This page needs Javascript enabled in order to work properly. Click here for instructions on how to enable it in your browser.
Surname Header Image
Get access to Hoch family records.Start a 14-Day Free Trial

Hoch Family History

Hoch Surname Meaning

German: from Middle High German hōch ‘high’; a habitational name from any of various places called Hoch or a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of high land or a descriptive nickname for a tall man from a different sense of the same word.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a tall person from German hoch ‘tall’ Yiddish hoykh.

Czech: from a pet form of the Old Czech personal name Hodislav (see Hosek).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Hint: Try searching for a relative alive in 1940.

Where is the Hoch family from?

You can see how Hoch families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hoch family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hoch families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 31 Hoch families living in Ontario. This was about 61% of all the recorded Hoch's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hoch families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Hoch surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Hoch ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Hoch. 78% of Hoch men worked as a Farmer.

View Census Data for Hoch | Data not to scale

*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    78%
  • Labourer
    23%

What Hoch family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 29,000 census records available for the last name Hoch. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Hoch census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Hoch

Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Hoch. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Hoch immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 23,000 military records available for the last name Hoch. For the veterans among your Hoch ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Hoch military records

You've only scratched the surface of Hoch family history

Discover More

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Hoch family tree

Explore Your Tree
Search for another surname
Enter last name/surname
Start a 14-Day Free Trial