Explore the Family Name Hosner

The meaning of Hosner

German (also Hösner): occupational name for a knitter of hose (garments for the legs), from the plural form of Middle High German hose + the agent suffix -er (see Hose 1).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hosner has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 47,939 in 2000 to 55,121 in 2010, marking a decline of nearly 15%. Similarly, the count or number of people with this surname also dropped by about 10%, from 415 individuals in 2000 to 373 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Hosner surname per 100,000 people declined by approximately 13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,939	#55,121	-14.98%
Count	415	373	-10.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hosner

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Hosner, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, accounting for over 93% of the holders of this surname in both 2000 and 2010. There was a minor increase in the percentage of Whites with this surname from 93.49% in 2000 to 94.10% in 2010. However, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by approximately 33%, from 2.41% in 2000 to 1.61% in 2010. The percentage of Hosners identifying as Hispanic remained constant at 2.41% in both years, while there was a slight emergence of Black individuals with this surname, accounting for 1.34% in 2010, up from 0% in 2000. The census data did not reflect any Hosner individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.49%	94.1%	0.65%
Hispanic	2.41%	2.41%	0%
Two or More Races	2.41%	1.61%	-33.2%
Black	0%	1.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%