How common is the surname Hoskins?

24,581 people in the United States had the surname Hoskins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,560 Americans. It ranked 1,449th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hoskins?

Melissa Hoskins, Australian cyclist (1991–2023), followed by Allen Hoskins.

Where is the surname Hoskins most common?

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

Is the surname Hoskins getting more or less common?

More common. 23,358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,581 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Hoskins

A surname, carried by 24,581 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoskins is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,581 people named Hoskins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,560 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,358.

#1,449

rank among US surnames

24,581

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,391)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,440	Thomson	24,750	12,475
#1,441	Yarbrough	24,749	12,475
#1,442	McCauley	24,743	12,478
#1,443	Elias	24,696	12,502
#1,444	Jacob	24,688	12,506
#1,445	Meredith	24,679	12,510
#1,446	McElroy	24,668	12,516

Who is named Hoskins

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

73% of people named Hoskins identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hoskinss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Melissa Hoskins
Australian cyclist (1991–2023)
Allen Hoskins
American actor (1920–1980)
Kerri Hoskins
American actress and model, born 1970

Notable Hoskinss come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hoskins

Hoskins has the Soundex code H252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H252.

Questions

How common is the surname Hoskins?: 24,581 people in the United States had the surname Hoskins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,560 Americans. It ranked 1,449th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoskins?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Hoskins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hoskins?: Melissa Hoskins, Australian cyclist (1991–2023), followed by Allen Hoskins.
Where is the surname Hoskins most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoskins in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Hoskins getting more or less common?: More common. 23,358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,581 in 2010, up 5.2%.