The host Surname
host Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for an innkeeper, from Middle English, Old French (h)oste ‘host’, ‘guest’.
- Danish (Høst): nickname from høst ‘harvest’, ‘autumn’ (see Herbst).
- French: from Old French ost ‘army’, hence an occupational name for a soldier.
- Dutch: from the Germanic personal name Austa, meaning ‘east’.
- German: habitational name from either of two places called Host, near Koblenz and near Bitburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 15 - Messages: 36
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Elizabeth Host and Edward Jones |
 richardson81
| 0 |
| HOST family in Pennsylvania |
artmanfamily1
| 10 |
| Louis/Lewis & Mary/Salina Host - Ottawa & Muskegon Co's, MI |
KarlMacEachron
| 2 |
| Death record for Johanna HOST, dau of Lewis Host |
42menee
| 1 |
| Led Astray | Karl MacEachron | 0 |
| Correction to Mrs. Louis Host, etc. | Karl MacEachron | 4 |
| Mrs Louis Host of Brunswick, GA | Karl MacEachron | 0 |
| Trying to find some one please help !!!!!!!!!!!! | Annette Stewart | 3 |
| Julius Sebastian Host obituary |
tschuhma
| 0 |
| Joseph Host obituaries |
tschuhma
| 0 |
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