Hose (surname)

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Hose
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaning"Spur of the land"; "brambles", "thorns"
Region of originLeicestershire, England

Hose is a surname originating from England. It is a topographical name from the Middle English, "hose", "huse" meaning "brambles", "thorns". Derived from Old English "hos", plural of "hoh" meaning "spur of the land" (literally "heel"), a habitational name from a place in Leicestershire.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Brutil Hose (born 1979), soccer player
  • Charles Hose (1863–1929), British ethnologist
  • Henry Hose also Hubert Hose, Lord Wardens of the Cinque Ports in 1225 and 1236–1241 respectively
  • Josh Hose (born 1986), Australian wheelchair rugby player
  • Katja Hose (born 1980), German-educated computer scientist working in Denmark and Austria
  • Sam Hose, African American worker lynched in 1899
  • Simon Hose (born 1967), Australian rules footballer

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hose Name Meaning & Hose Family History via Dictionary of American Family Names 2013, Oxford University Press". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-07.