# Hoskins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hoskins/  
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) | 24,581 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,449 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,560 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (23,358 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hoskins 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hoskins in the United States and Australia.

## People named Hoskins

- Melissa Hoskins, Australian cyclist (1991–2023)
- Allen Hoskins, American actor (1920–1980)
- Kerri Hoskins, American actress and model

## Similar surnames

Haskins, Huskins, Hawkins, Hocking, Hoskinson, Houchins, Huckins, Hosking, Higgins, Huggins, Hagans, Hawkinson.

## 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.