What kind of surname is THOT?

Question:According to Ancestry.com, some people with that surname that came to America came from Germany and Hungary.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: According to Ancestry.com, some people with that surname that came to America came from Germany and Hungary.

It sounds like the first poster probably has the correct answer, although I would have guessed it was Thai or Cambodian, or something from that area of the world (Southeast Asia).

This is all I could find on www.ancestry.com,
Place of
Origin Thot Immigrants
Germany 2
Ungaria 1
Hungary 1
hope it helps.

A really short one.

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.c...
has 9 entres, most of them with titles.

The only way to trace yor ancestry is to trace it. The son of my favorite Chinese restaurant owner thought he was a confederate, because his surname was Lee. Surnames are tricky.

Wherever the ancestor with the name, came from.
Stop by www.familysearch.org, and just do a fast survey of the extracted records (IGI). The name shows up in Hungary, but ALSO in Denmark and Germany.
Names are not limited to any one place. You have to trace YOUR family back to the immigrant, and confirm their origin to be certain.