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    The surname Hose

    A surname, carried by 2,276 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H200

    Hose: #13,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hose #13,383, 2,276 people Hose: #13,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hose #13,383, 2,276 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hose is more common than 91.8% of them.

    Origin

    * 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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,276 people named Hose in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,653 Americans. That is down 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,527.

    #13,383
    rank among US surnames
    2,276
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    -9.9%
    change since 2000 (was #11,437)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,375Picone2,278135,534
    #13,376Ferland2,277135,593
    #13,383Gunnell2,276135,653
    #13,391Syverson2,275135,712

    Who is named Hose

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    79% of people named Hose identified as white (not Hispanic), 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 10.0%
    • Two or more races 4.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hoses

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hose

    Hose has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hose come from?
    * 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…
    How common is the surname Hose?
    2,276 people in the United States had the surname Hose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,653 Americans. It ranked 13,383rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hose?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Hose identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hose?
    Charles Hose, British colonial administrator and scientist (1863-1929).
    Where is the surname Hose most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hose in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Hose getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,276 in 2010, down 9.9%.