Hosken Surname

171,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Hosken Surname Definition:

i) Bapt. 'the son of Osmund, —or— Osgood,' or 'Osberne.' There can be little doubt about this derivation. The aspirate is commonly found in names beginning with vowels; compare Hoddy for Oddy, or Hosgood for Osgood, or Hodson for Odson. This being settled the rest is easy.

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Hosken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6091:91,4919,841
Brazil5681:376,89114,392
Australia4551:59,3317,200
United States3761:963,98771,704
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Canada711:518,95243,932
Wales431:71,9666,223
Gibraltar321:1,061232
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3621:67,3357,663
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Hosken (14) may also be a first name.

Hosken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

i) Bapt. 'the son of Osmund, —or— Osgood,' or 'Osberne.' There can be little doubt about this derivation. The aspirate is commonly found in names beginning with vowels; compare Hoddy for Oddy, or Hosgood for Osgood, or Hodson for Odson. This being settled the rest is easy. Oskin must be a diminutive like Wilkin or Watkin, and the only question is, Was it a diminutive of Osmund, Osgood, or Osberne? The 'g' in Hosking is excrescent.

Osekin (without surname), London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Osekin, London, ibid.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Roger,' from nick. Hodge, diminutive Hodgekin, corruptly pronounced Hotchkin, then Hoskin, with excrescent 'g' Hosking. I merely suggest this as a possibility. All evidence is in favour of (1).

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

= Hoskin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Little Os” (Norse God).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A softened pronunciation of Hodgkins.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Park-Hoskin, the park of rushes.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Cornish British) From Heschen or Hosleyn, the place of rushes, the sedgy place.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hosken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hosken is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 171,927th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,911,525 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Hosken reside; 26 percent reside in Northern Europe and 26 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 91,491. In England it is most prevalent in: Cornwall, where 36 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England Hosken is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Hosken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hosken has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hosken surname increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hosken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hosken last name are 11.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Hosken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.89% more than the national average, earning R 334,800 per year; in United States they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $51,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.64% less than the national average, earning $41,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Housken9250/
Hoscken922/
Osken91191/
Khoshken86117/
Hoskin838,643/
Hasken83496/
Husken83435/
Hoskyn83298/
Hoskem8358/
Ousken8310/
Gosken834/
Oysken831/
Hesken830/
Huisken77787/
Hausken77689/
Haasken77145/
Houskin77117/
Huusken7743/
Khoshkn7729/
Hoshkyn7710/
Huysken779/
Hotskyn779/
Hosquen774/
Hatsken774/
Hoskind773/
Hoskina773/
Hoskinn773/
Haesken772/
Khoskin772/
Hodskin771/
Hosckem771/
Choskin771/
Hoskint771/
Hotskin770/
Hosskin770/
Heskeen770/
Oskin735,963/
Esken73728/
Oskyn73301/
Asken73293/
Usken73161/
Goskn737/
Osckn731/
Huskn731/
Hoischen71585/
Khoshkin71312/
Oskenova7119/
Hoshkyna7116/
Haskkeen711/
Houskina711/
Hatskeen711/
Hauskken711/
Hauskeng711/
Chochken711/
Hotchken710/
Oskina675,558/
Haskin674,990/
Oshkin673,743/
Heskin67701/
Huskin67527/
Oskyna67344/
Ashken67113/
Gasken6767/
Oshkyn6743/
Ozkenc6723/
Gusken6719/
Huskyn6716/
Oszkin6715/
Goskin6714/
Askeen6712/
Ausken6711/
Khoshkina678/
Ouskin678/
Askien677/
Heskyn676/
Os'kin674/
Oskcin672/
Escken672/
Uisken672/
Haskyn672/
Hoskinová671/
Eskeen671/
Oezken671/
Otskin670/
Askaen670/
Hotschkin670/

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