Hoskin Surname

58,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hoskin 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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Hoskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6251:138,08014,418
England2,0541:27,1273,701
Australia1,9851:13,6001,948
Canada8401:43,8645,426
New Zealand6971:6,4971,092
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Wales441:70,3306,116
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Denmark111:513,15632,022
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2491:19,5162,797
Wales841:18,6721,092
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5291:94,9319,707

Hoskin (64) may also be a first name.

Hoskin 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

1 = Hose3 (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -kin.

2 a contraction of one of the common Os- names with added H- and + the English diminutive suff. -kin.

3 confused with Hodgkin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Welsh) Descendant of little Os or Hos, pet forms of Osbert, Osgood, Osmund and similar names; sometimes a corruption of Hodgkin, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A softened pronunciation of Hodgkins.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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

Hoskin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoskin is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hoskin.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoskin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,495th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 843,173 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Hoskin live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hoskin is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 64 people.

Hoskin is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,625 people, or 1 in 138,080. In The United States Hoskin is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 23 percent reside.

Hoskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoskin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hoskin last name rose 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 48 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 720 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hoskin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hoskin surname is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hoskin last name are 5.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hoskin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.75% more than the national average, earning R 303,588 per year; in United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $51,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houskin92117/
Hoskinn923/
Hoskina923/
Hoskind923/
Khoskin922/
Hodskin921/
Choskin921/
Hoskint921/
Hotskin920/
Hosskin920/
Oskin915,963/
Khoshkin86312/
Houskina861/
Oskina835,558/
Haskin834,990/
Oshkin833,743/
Hosken832,503/
Heskin83701/
Huskin83527/
Hoskyn83298/
Oszkin8315/
Goskin8314/
Ouskin838/
Os'kin834/
Oskcin832/
Otskin830/
Khoshkina808/
Hoskinová801/
Hotschkin800/
Oshkina772,283/
Chaskin77199/
Khaskin77153/
Heuskin77108/
Joszkin7773/
Husking7759/
Housken7750/
Haskind7741/
Goshkin7740/
Khoshkn7729/
Hauskin7725/
Hoshkyn7710/
Hatskin779/
Hotskyn779/
Oschkin778/
Os'kina775/
Goskina774/
Khuskin773/
Chuskin772/
Hosquin772/
Hoscken772/
Khozkin771/
Oskkina771/
Hashkin771/
Haskinn771/
Huiskin771/
Hjaskin771/
Hosscin771/
Jooskin771/
Husskin771/
Hadskin770/
Hesskin770/
Eskin739,360/
Askin734,933/
Oskyn73301/
Osken73191/
Uskin7389/
Ozkin7315/
Goskn737/
Huskn731/
Očkin731/
Osckn731/
Chushkin711,344/
Chashkin71970/
Khashkin71172/
Khoshken71117/
Goshkina7189/
Khushkin7185/
Huisking7185/
Khaskina7182/
Oskinova7171/
Chauskin7130/
Hoshkyna7116/
Chaskina7110/
Chochkin714/
Chaskind713/
Khasskin711/
Chatskin711/
Houschin711/
Chuskina711/
Chutskin711/
Gouskina711/
Oskinová711/
Oshchkin711/
Chasking711/
Gaskin6717,739/
Chashkina67725/
Ochkin67650/
Chushkina67529/
Hasken67496/
Husken67435/
Ashkin67367/
Oskyna67344/
Uchkin67300/
Ushkin67231/
Guskin67223/
Askina67151/
Eshkin67116/
Uskina6765/
Khushkina6761/
Hoskem6758/
Oschin6744/
Khashkina6743/
Oshkyn6743/
Aaskin6725/
Huskyn6716/
Chauskina6713/
Ousken6710/
Ozkina6710/
Osquin679/
Askien677/
Heskyn676/
Chaushkin675/
Gosken674/
Khaushkin673/
Khasskina673/
Atskin673/
Cheuskina673/
Jozkin672/
Ouzkin672/
Haskyn672/
Auskin671/
Chaschkin671/
Chhusking671/
Chuschkin671/
Chushkkin671/
Ahashkina671/
Oysken671/
Askuin671/
Hesken670/
Hotchkinn670/

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