Language(s) | English |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "Spur of the land"; "brambles", "thorns" |
Region of origin | Leicestershire, 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.
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
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References
- "Hose Name Meaning & Hose Family History via Dictionary of American Family Names 2013, Oxford University Press". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-07.