The hosier Surname
hosier Name Meaning and History
English: occupational name for a maker or seller of leggings, from
an agent derivative of Middle English hose (Old English
hosa). Hose was the regular term for garments worn on
the legs until the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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