Hoerig Family History
Hoerig Name Meaning
German (Hörig): variant of Hering . German (Hörig): nickname from Middle High German hœrec ‘obedient in bondage’ Middle Low German horich ‘obedient belonging to’. In some cases from Middle Low German horink ‘child born out of wedlock’. Germanized form (Hörig) of Sorbian Horik: from an Upper Sorbian pet form of the personal name Horisław from an Old Slavic name based on gorěti ‘to burn’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022