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Hochreiter Surname Meaning

South German: topographic name for someone who lived on or owned a piece of high-lying cleared land from Middle High German hōh ‘high’.

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riute ‘cleared land’ + the suffix -er for an inhabitant.

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


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You can see how Hochreiter families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hochreiter family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Hochreiter families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 22 Hochreiter families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 58% of all the recorded Hochreiter's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Hochreiter families in 1880.
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What did your Hochreiter ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Hochreiter. 20% of Hochreiter men worked as a Laborer.

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

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    20%
  • Baker
    15%
  • Salesman
    15%
  • Farmer
    15%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 309 immigration records available for the last name Hochreiter. 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.

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There are 685 military records available for the last name Hochreiter. For the veterans among your Hochreiter ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hochreiter lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Hochreiter life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Hochreiter in 1953 was 40, and 93 in 2004.

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