French: nickname from haut ‘high’ (Latin altus
plus initial h said to be due to the influence of Frankish
hoh), usually denoting a haughty or proud person, and
occasionally a tall man.North German: metonymic
occupational name for a hat maker, from Middle Low German
hot ‘hat’.German (southern and central) and
Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a dealer in
skins, from Middle High German hut, hout, German
Haut ‘skin’, ‘hide’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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