Hostettler Family History
Hostettler Name Meaning
Swiss German: topographic name for someone living high on a mountainside from Middle High German hōh ‘high’ + stat stete ‘place’ + the diminutive suffix -l + the agent suffix -er. This surname is most common in the canton of Bern. Compare Hochstetler and Hostetler .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022