Explore the Family Name Hosch

The meaning of Hosch

1. North German (Hösch): nickname from a shortened form of west German hovesch, hösch ‘courtly, well educated’ (later ‘quiet, cautious’), a derivative of hof ‘court’ (see Hoff). 2. South German: probably a nickname for a scornful person, from Middle High German hoschen ‘to mock’. 3. East German (of Slavic origin): variant of Hasch.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Hosch' has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 16,373 but fell to 17,239 in 2010, marking a decrease of 5.29%. However, the count of people with the 'Hosch' surname increased from 1,619 to 1,643 in the same period, showing an increase of 1.48%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also declined from 0.6 to 0.56, a drop of 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,373	#17,239	-5.29%
Count	1,619	1,643	1.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.56	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hosch

Ethnicity-wise, the 'Hosch' surname is primarily associated with the White ethnic identity, with 81.53% in 2000 and a slightly lower percentage of 81.31% in 2010. The proportion of Black individuals with this surname remained almost constant at around 15%, while the Hispanic group saw a decline from 1.79% to 1.52% over the decade. Interestingly, there was a marginal increase by 28.87% in the group identifying with two or more races, growing from 1.42% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010. There was no change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. This information is based on the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.53%	81.31%	-0.27%
Black	15.07%	15.03%	-0.27%
Two or More Races	1.42%	1.83%	28.87%
Hispanic	1.79%	1.52%	-15.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.3%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%