How common is the surname Hosley?

1,417 people in the United States had the surname Hosley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,887 Americans. It ranked 19,166th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hosley?

Quinton Hosley, American basketball player.

Where is the surname Hosley most common?

Wikidata records people named Hosley in the United States.

Is the surname Hosley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,417 in 2010, up 9.0%.

The surname Hosley

A surname, carried by 1,417 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hosley is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,417 people named Hosley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,887 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,300.

#19,166

rank among US surnames

1,417

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #19,285)

Who is named Hosley

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

57% of people named Hosley identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hosleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Quinton Hosley
American basketball player, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hosley

Hosley has the Soundex code H240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H240.

Questions

How common is the surname Hosley?: 1,417 people in the United States had the surname Hosley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,887 Americans. It ranked 19,166th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hosley?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Hosley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hosley?: Quinton Hosley, American basketball player.
Where is the surname Hosley most common?: Wikidata records people named Hosley in the United States.
Is the surname Hosley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,417 in 2010, up 9.0%.