Haut Family History
Haut Name Meaning
North German: metonymic occupational name for a hat maker from Middle Low German hōt ‘hat’. South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a dealer in skins from Middle High German hūt hout German Haut ‘skin hide’. French: nickname from haut ‘high’ (from Latin altus + initial h said to be due to the influence of Frankish hoh) usually denoting a haughty or proud person and occasionally a tall man.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022