# Hogsett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hogsett/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Norwegian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 965 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,572 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 319,944 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (943 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hogsed |

## Etymology

Americanized spelling of Norwegian Høgseth, from Old Norse heggsetr, from heggr (“bird cherry”) + setr (“dwelling”). The first element might instead be haugr (“hill mound”), which is found in the surname Haug.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hogsett in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Similar surnames

Hassett, Hockett, Haskett, Heskett, Hoggatt, Host, Hackett, Hecht, Haight, Hasty, Hight, Haught.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.