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Hoskins Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Hoskin. Variant of Dutch Hosekin, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of hose (garments for the legs), from Middle Low German hose ‘hose’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Haskins, Hopkins, Hoskin, Hosking, Hawkins, Hocking, Botkin, Huskins

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Hoskins Family Origin

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Hoskins Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    46%

  • Laborer

    7%

  • Keeping House

    5%

  • Farm Laborer

    4%

In 1880, Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Hoskins. The most common Hoskins occupation in the USA was Farmer. 46% of Hoskins's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Hoskins family was Farm Laborer.

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Hoskins Historical Records

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Hoskins Life Expectancy

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Audrey Hepburn1929 - 1993 (63)
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