Family name origins & meanings
- German (Hötte) : variant of Hütte (see Huett 1) or a variant of Hott.
- French : from French hotte, denoting a type of basket carried on the back, hence a nickname or metonymic occupational name for someone who carried or made these.
- An immigrant from Normandy, France, recorded as Hot and Hotte, is documented in Quebec City in 1666.