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Hogrebe
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English
Etymology
The name originates from en de 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
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
Category:German surnames