# Hose (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,276 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,383 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 135,653 people |
| Change since 2000 | -9.9% (2,527 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English, Scottish, and German surname, from the noun hose (“leggings”). * Also as a German surname, from the Czech personal name Hos, shortened from Johannes, or from host (“guest”), see Hosack. * Also as an English surname, from Old English hās, side form of hǣse (“underwood”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *haistr (“young tree”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Howes. * Also as an English surname, shortened from Hussey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hose 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hose in the United Kingdom.

## People named Hose

- Charles Hose, British colonial administrator and scientist (1863-1929)

## Similar surnames

House, Hosey, Howze, Hoss, Hise, Howse, Huse, Hosea, Hoose, Hase, Hogue, Hoke.

## 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.