Hoegh Name Origin and Family Crest

Families named Hoegh share a Danish surname with a long history. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “dweller on a spur of land”.

Researching the origin

It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived. Smith also lists Hoeh.

Surname statistics

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Hoegh family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

Research your Hoegh family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.