Explore the Family Name Hosack

The meaning of Hosack

1. Scottish: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in northern Scotland. 2. Americanized form of Czech Hosák or Slovak Hošak, Hošák: from a pet form of an old personal name based on the element host ‘guest’ (from Old Slavic gostь), such as Hostibor or Hostislav.

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How common is the last name Hosack in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hosack experienced a slight decrease in popularity over the decade between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 25,885 in the year 2000, it had slipped to the 26,695th spot by the end of the decade, marking a -3.13% change in rank. However, the number of people carrying this surname slightly increased from 892 to 912 during this period, representing a 2.24% rise. The proportion of individuals named Hosack per 100k also saw a small decline, descending from 0.33 to 0.31, which is a -6.06% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,885	#26,695	-3.13%
Count	892	912	2.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hosack

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the overwhelming majority of those bearing the surname Hosack identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a minor dip from 96.19% to 95.61%. Over the same decade, there was an observable increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, rising by 31.94% to reach 2.52%. Interestingly, those identifying as two or more races also grew from 0.90% to 1.10%, a 22.22% change. No Hosacks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.19%	95.61%	-0.6%
Hispanic	1.91%	2.52%	31.94%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.1%	22.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%