Hosten is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hosten
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name refers to a host, ie an innkeeper. It is focused in the Nord department (Alternative: Hostens). It is also found in Gironde (Varientes: Hostein, Hosteing, Hosteins, Hosteint), where it should instead appoint one who is from the village of Hostens (33), whose etymology is, according to E. Negro's name German Austindus person.

How popular is Hosten?

Hosten is ranked 172528 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hostens grew by 20 per cent to 318 since 2000 and ranked 62903 after elevating 6298 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 77.36 85.66
White 11.64 6.79
Hosten is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Grenada. Around 2094 people have been found who wears Hosten as their family name. Hosten is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
1,219,338 India3
70,383 Tanzania3
54,641 Sweden2
37,493 Austria1
2,190 Barbados1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
12,745 Luxembourg1
5,916 Mozambique1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,841 Scotland1
279,271 Australia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
65,779 Canada44
277,692 Indonesia21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
50,317 England75
Countries with hundreds of Hosten:
69,028 United States358
5,335 Belgium334
18,911 Turkey314
96 Grenada195
1,072 Trinidad and Tobago187
32,575 South Africa164
66,174 France147
71,225 Germany134
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