Explore the Family Name Hosek

The meaning of Hosek

Czech (Hošek): from a pet form of the Old Czech personal name Hodislav, composed of the elements hod ‘to do good, to please’ (from Old Slavic goditi) + slav ‘glory’ or ‘famous’ (from slava ‘glory’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hosek has seen a decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Hosek was ranked 28,947 in terms of its prevalence, but by 2010, it had fallen to 33,695 - a drop of 16.4%. The number of people bearing this surname also declined during this period, from 773 in 2000 to 676 in 2010, which is a reduction of 12.55%. This translated into a reduction in the proportion of individuals with the Hosek surname per 100,000 people from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010, marking a 20.69% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,947	#33,695	-16.4%
Count	773	676	-12.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.23	-20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hosek

In terms of ethnicity, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals bearing the Hosek surname identified as White, both in 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 95.73% identified as White in 2000, and this figure saw a slight increase to 96.75% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased from 1.42% in 2000 to 0.74% in 2010. The percentage of those who identified as Hispanic also experienced a small decrease, from 2.07% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. No Hosek identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.73%	96.75%	1.07%
Hispanic	2.07%	1.92%	-7.25%
Two or More Races	1.42%	0.74%	-47.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%