Explore the Family Name Hoster

The meaning of Hoster

1. English: occupational name for a hood-maker, from Middle English hodestre, a feminine form of Hodder. Compare Baxter. 2. German (also Höster): habitational name for someone from either of two places called Host (see Host 5).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hoster has seen a significant decrease in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank dropped from 44,027 to 54,864, marking a decline of 24.61%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also saw a reduction of 18.66%, going down from 461 in 2000 to 375 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 23.53%, with the value dropping from 0.17 to 0.13 within the ten-year interval.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#54,864	-24.61%
Count	461	375	-18.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.13	-23.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hoster

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hoster, it remains predominantly white according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This group accounted for 96.10% in 2000, increasing slightly to 96.80% in 2010. In the year 2000, the census reported some individuals of Hispanic and Black ethnicity carrying the Hoster name, at 1.08% and 1.52% respectively, but no such individuals were recorded in 2010. No individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native were found to have the Hoster surname in either 2000 or 2010. It is noteworthy that the surname does not appear to be linked with any substantial multiethnic identities, as there were no records of individuals identifying with two or more races in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.1%	96.8%	0.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.08%	0%	0%
Black	1.52%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%