Hogrebe

English

Etymology

The name originates from German Gaugraf (“magistrate”), Lower-Saxony. Until now, the oldest document with the name Gogreve comes out of the year 1172: Luithewicus and his brother, priest Thomas, in Medebach.

Proper noun

Hogrebe

1. A German family surname, a modern form of the surname Gogreve.

References

• Hogrebe, Lawrence F. Hogrebe, Hogrefe, Hogreve Family Origins; Venice, Florida, 2005, page 120.
• Hogreve, Karl. Gogreve - Hogreve, ein niedersächsischer Geschlechtsname; auf seine Entstehung und