The surname Hoskin
An English surname, carried by 2,671 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H250
Origin
English origin
English surname, from the Middle English personal name Osekin, pet form of many Anglo-Norman names beginning with Os- such as Osbert, Osbern, Osmund, followed by the Frisian suffix -kin. Compare Osborne, Osmond, Opie, Oswald.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,671 people named Hoskin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,592 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,500.
Who is named Hoskin
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
52% of people named Hoskin identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- White (not Hispanic) 52%
- Black (not Hispanic) 32%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 7.6%
- Two or more races 4.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Hoskin has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Hoskin come from?
- English surname, from the Middle English personal name Osekin, pet form of many Anglo-Norman names beginning with Os- such as Osbert, Osbern, Osmund, followed by the Frisian suffix -kin. Compare Osborne, Osmond, Opie, Oswald.
- How common is the surname Hoskin?
- 2,671 people in the United States had the surname Hoskin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,592 Americans. It ranked 11,733rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hoskin?
- In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Hoskin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Hoskin getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,671 in 2010, up 6.8%.