Hossack Surname
Approximately 2,495 people bear this surname
Hossack Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 643 | 1:86,653 | 9,466 |
| Canada | 464 | 1:79,409 | 8,889 |
| United States | 420 | 1:862,997 | 65,593 |
| Australia | 416 | 1:64,894 | 7,770 |
| Scotland | 346 | 1:15,473 | 1,940 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 522 | 1:7,171 | 1,013 |
| England | 141 | 1:172,875 | 14,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Hossack Demographics
Hossack Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hossack Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hossack Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hossack is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hossack? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 172,420th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,920,860 people. The last name Hossack occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Hossack live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.
It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 643 people, or 1 in 86,653. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Kent, where 7 percent reside and Surrey, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Hossack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hossack has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hossack last name increased 456 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hossack Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hossack surname are 14.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.7% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hossack earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning R 260,616 per year; in United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $57,176 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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