When Jacob Howerter was born on 28 July 1849, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Howerter, was 36 and his mother, Martha Matta Killian, was 35. He died in 1849, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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Americanized form of German Hochwärter: nickname or status name for a distinguished person, from Middle High German hōchvart ‘distinction, high spirit’. The surname Hochwärter is very rare in Germany, found only in Rhineland-Palatinate. Compare Hovarter , Hovater , and Hovatter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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