Hoskins Surname
Approximately 41,411 people bear this surname
Hoskins 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.
Read More About This SurnameHoskins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,729 | 1:11,795 | 1,467 |
| England | 4,757 | 1:11,713 | 1,729 |
| Australia | 2,003 | 1:13,478 | 1,936 |
| Canada | 1,823 | 1:20,212 | 2,798 |
| Wales | 644 | 1:4,805 | 523 |
| New Zealand | 507 | 1:8,932 | 1,540 |
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| Scotland | 200 | 1:26,769 | 2,879 |
| Ireland | 55 | 1:85,617 | 4,914 |
| Northern Ireland | 49 | 1:37,654 | 3,578 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 46 | 1:96,301 | 6,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,495 | 1:9,770 | 1,471 |
| Wales | 405 | 1:3,873 | 271 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,451 | 1:11,283 | 1,470 |
Hoskins (83) may also be a first name.
Hoskins 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).
(English, Welsh) Descendant of little Os or Hos, pet forms of Osbert, Osgood, Osmund and similar names; sometimes a corruption of Hodgkin, q.v.
A softened pronunciation of Hodgkins.
(Cornish British) From Heschen or Hosleyn, the place of rushes, the sedgy place.
From the Dutch, Huskens; a personal name.
Hoskins Demographics
Average Male Hoskins Height
177.71 cm
Average Female Hoskins Height
163.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hoskins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoskins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoskins (Arabic: هوسكنس) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoskins? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,490th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 175,981 people. Hoskins occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Hoskins live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hoskins is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 83 people.
Hoskins is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 30,729 people, or 1 in 11,795. In The United States Hoskins is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Hoskins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hoskins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoskins surname grew 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 714 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 120 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hoskins Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hoskins surname are 17.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Hoskins earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning 372,187 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.64% more than the national average, earning R 455,412 per year; in United States they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning $40,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,957 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houskins | 93 | 8 | / |
| Hoshkins | 93 | 4 | / |
| Hoskinss | 93 | 3 | / |
| Khoskins | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hoskiens | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hosskins | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hoskions | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hooskins | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hotskins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hoiskins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Oskins | 92 | 274 | / |
| Hoskns | 92 | 0 | / |
| Hotsckins | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hothskins | 88 | 0 | / |
| Haskins | 86 | 27,175 | / |
| Huskins | 86 | 2,611 | / |
| Hoskens | 86 | 996 | / |
| Heskins | 86 | 308 | / |
| Hoskyns | 86 | 189 | / |
| Goskins | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hoskims | 86 | 2 | / |
| Osjkins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoxkins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Joskins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoskinsova | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hoskinsová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hauskins | 80 | 407 | / |
| Hochkins | 80 | 106 | / |
| Hadskins | 80 | 25 | / |
| Huiskins | 80 | 5 | / |
| Haskisns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haskions | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haskinss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haskinns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaskins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hashkins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hatskins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hahskins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Haaskins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hjaskins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Askins | 77 | 5,406 | / |
| Eskins | 77 | 604 | / |
| Haskns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uskins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hotchkins | 75 | 135 | / |
| Houschins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hodchkins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gaskins | 71 | 13,730 | / |
| Huskens | 71 | 457 | / |
| Hüskens | 71 | 110 | / |
| Heskens | 71 | 48 | / |
| Jaskins | 71 | 35 | / |
| Ashkins | 71 | 29 | / |
| Haskens | 71 | 9 | / |
| Juskins | 71 | 4 | / |
| Atskins | 71 | 4 | / |
| Huzkins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ajskins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hotchkinss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haskims | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hauskns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haskyns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Achkins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eeskins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Guskins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Adskins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Huyskens | 67 | 637 | / |
| Huiskens | 67 | 575 | / |
| Gooskens | 67 | 317 | / |
| Heeskens | 67 | 106 | / |
| Jooskens | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hauskens | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hüyskens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasskins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasskens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Atchkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hatskens | 67 | 0 | / |
Hoskins Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoskins in the Arabic language | ||
| هوسكنس | hwskns | - |
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Footnotes
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