Hosegood Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hosegood Surname Definition:

Rogerus Hosbarne (Osborne), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Hosegood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:209,46618,018
Canada1251:294,76527,374
United States671:5,409,835270,257
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Australia381:710,41347,396
Wales71:442,07621,198
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hosegood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osgod': v. Osgood. The aspirate got into these names very early; compare Hoddy for Oddy, and such an entry as this:

Rogerus Hosbarne (Osborne), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Or earlier:

Alice Hosebern, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hosegood and Hosgood are very familiar names in the South-west of England.

Walter Hosgod, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Hosegod, Wiltshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 for an Anglo-Saxon *Hósgód [v. under Hose3, and + Old English gód, good] 2 for Osgood, q.v.

The second is perhaps the commoner origin, as Osgód was a frequent A.-Scand. pers. name, and H- confusion sometimes occurs. Both Hosgod and Hosegod occur in the Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Anglo-Saxon personal name Osgod.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hosegood is an ancient west of England name. At present it occurs in Somerset and Devon. Six centuries ago it was represented by Hosgod, Hosegod, and Osegod, in Gloucestershire, Wilts, and Oxfordshire, and in the eastern counties of Norfolk and Essex (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hosegood Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hosegood Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hosegood is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosegood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 572,152nd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Hosegood live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Hosegood is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 209,466. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 25 percent are found, Somerset, where 11 percent are found and Berkshire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Hosegood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hosegood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hosegood surname increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 957 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hosegood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hosegood last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hosegood earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning $50,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.74% less than the national average, earning $41,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Housego80615/
Osego77231/
Houseago75170/
Hosagoud751/
Hagegood750/
Gosego71444/
Osegho715/
Otsego711/
Ossego711/
Hosega711/
Hosagad6734/
Oseigho6723/
Houzego6715/
Oseingo6712/
Uchegod678/
Oshengo671/
Hossega671/

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