Hospel Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Hospel Surname User-submission:
There is a small village in the south of the Netherlands (in Limburg) that is called Ospel. When the French implemented a family-name system during their occupation of the Netherlands, people were forced to register a last name. The officer in charge of writing down the last name Ospel mistakenly added a silent h in front of the name, Hospel.
Read More About This SurnameHospel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Hošpel (38) are calculated separately.
Hospel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There is a small village in the south of the Netherlands (in Limburg) that is called Ospel. When the French implemented a family-name system during their occupation of the Netherlands, people were forced to register a last name. The officer in charge of writing down the last name Ospel mistakenly added a silent h in front of the name, Hospel.
- roel.hospelHospel Demographics
Average Hospel Salary in
United States
$46,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hospel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hospel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hospel occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Hošpel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hospel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,746,159th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Hospel live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 422,179. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 98 percent live and South Holland, where 3 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Belgium, where 20 percent live.
Hospel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hospel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hospel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hospel last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
Hospel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,500 USD per year.
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