The hosley Surname
hosley Name Meaning and History
Americanized spelling of Swiss German Hösli or
Hösly, or Swabian Hösle, metonymic occupational
name for a maker of hose or leggings (see Hose 3), from a
diminutive of Middle High German hose.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Lung and liver problems | James Frederick Hosley | 1 |
| Hosley Photos | Norris Hazelton | 1 |
| Hello to other Hosley's |
| 8 |
| Eliza Gay letter to her sister Harriet Hosley |
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| 0 |
| Another James | James Frederick Hosley | 26 |
| John Jamison Hosley b. 1809 |
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| 0 |
| John Jamison Hosley b. 1809 |
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| Vermont Hosley | Nancy | 9 |
| Jewel Hosley | Martha Catoe Peebles | 0 |
| C. Thomas HOSLEY (1922-2003) (obit.) |
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