Hogsett

The story

1. Old Norse · derived fromheggsetr
2. Norwegian · derived fromHøgseth
3. English todayHogsett

Americanized spelling of Norwegian Høgseth, from Old Norse heggsetr, from heggr (“bird cherry”) + setr (“dwelling”). The first element might instead be haugr (“hill mound”), which is found in the surname Haug.