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    The surname Host

    A surname, carried by 1,519 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H230

    Host: #18,278 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Host #18,278, 1,519 people Host: #18,278 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Host #18,278, 1,519 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Host is more common than 88.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,519 people named Host in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 203,256 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,501.

    #18,278
    rank among US surnames
    1,519
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #17,358)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,272Loja1,520203,122
    #18,278Merlin1,519203,256
    #18,286Langlais1,518203,390

    Who is named Host

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

    92% of people named Host identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hosts

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nicolaus Thomas Host
      Austrian botanist and physician (1761-1834)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Host

    Host has the Soundex code H230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H230.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Host?
    1,519 people in the United States had the surname Host in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 203,256 Americans. It ranked 18,278th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Host?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Host identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Host?
    Nicolaus Thomas Host, Austrian botanist and physician (1761-1834).
    Where is the surname Host most common?
    Wikidata records people named Host in the Austrian Empire.
    Is the surname Host getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,501 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,519 in 2010, up 1.2%.