How common is the surname Hosmer?

2,631 people in the United States had the surname Hosmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,349 Americans. It ranked 11,899th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hosmer?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hosmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hosmer?

Harriet Hosmer, American sculptor (1830–1908), followed by Eric Hosmer.

Where is the surname Hosmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Hosmer in the United States.

Is the surname Hosmer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,631 in 2010, up 6.8%.

Is Hosmer also a first name?

Yes. Hosmer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hosmer

A surname, carried by 2,631 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hosmer is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,631 people named Hosmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,349 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,464.

#11,899

rank among US surnames

2,631

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,667)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,890	Defrancisco	2,633	117,260
#11,894	Addy	2,632	117,305
#11,899	Hosmer	2,631	117,349
#11,904	Bluhm	2,630	117,394
#11,907	Beauvais	2,629	117,438

Who is named Hosmer

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

94% of people named Hosmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hosmers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harriet Hosmer
American sculptor (1830–1908)
Eric Hosmer
American baseball player, born 1989

Questions

How common is the surname Hosmer?: 2,631 people in the United States had the surname Hosmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,349 Americans. It ranked 11,899th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hosmer?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hosmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hosmer?: Harriet Hosmer, American sculptor (1830–1908), followed by Eric Hosmer.
Where is the surname Hosmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Hosmer in the United States.
Is the surname Hosmer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,631 in 2010, up 6.8%.
Is Hosmer also a first name?: Yes. Hosmer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.