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The Hohl surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,828 people carried this name — #15,903 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 161,300 people counted. That is down 9% from 1,999 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hohl surname

From the German surname, from the adjective hohl (“hollow”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hohl» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,708 people named Hohl live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 347
St. Gallen 307
Bern 216
Aargau 149
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 148
Thurgau 132
Solothurn 73
Basel-Landschaft 57

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 182 people named Hohl.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Haut-Rhin 46
Bas-Rhin 45
Moselle 18
Paris 11
Nord 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Aube 5
Yvelines 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 59 people named Hohl live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 59

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Hohl in American newspapers,
1881–1914.

Newspaper page from The Morning Call carrying the name Hohl
The Morning Call 1894-07-03
Newspaper page from The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican carrying the name Hohl
The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican 1914-12-18
Newspaper page from Washingtoner Journal carrying the name Hohl
Washingtoner Journal 1881-08-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,371 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hohl,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anton Friedrich Hohl
    Anton Friedrich Hohl 1789–1862 · physician
  • Carl Hohl
    Carl Hohl 1825–1899 · politician
  • Christian David Hohl 1739–1792 · theologian
  • Aloys Hohl 1805–1887 · mathematician
  • Johann Jakob Hohl 1809–1859 · politician
  • Johannes Hohl 1813–1878 · judge

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Hohl.

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