Family name origins & meanings
- Origin unidentified. : Origin unidentified. It is said to be an altered form of the Alsatian name Hoschar, which is probably a nickname from German Hoscher ‘mocker’ (see Hosch).
- Origin unidentified. : Alternatively, it may be an altered spelling of Slavic Hascha, a short form of Johannes, popular in Saxony, Silesia, and Bohemia.