The Hosey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,735 people carried this name — #8,775 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,675 in 2000.

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In print

Hosey in American newspapers,
1888.

Newspaper page from Burlington Weekly Free Press carrying the name Hosey
Burlington Weekly Free Press 1888-05-25
Newspaper page from Burlington Weekly Free Press carrying the name Hosey
Burlington Weekly Free Press 1888-04-27
Newspaper page from Burlington Weekly Free Press carrying the name Hosey
Burlington Weekly Free Press 1888-05-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,376 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hosey in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

277 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hosey. The most, 51, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 141
Western Australia 44
South Australia 26
Queensland 23
Victoria 22
Tasmania 14
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hosey.

Who carried it

People named Hosey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William J. Hosey
    William J. Hosey 1854–1937 · politician
  • John Hosey 1675–1765
  • Azariah Hosey 1724–1772
  • Isaac Hosey 1750–1807
  • John Hosey 1776–1808
  • Abner Hosey 1798–1892

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hosey,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States449 records

449 records of the Hosey name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 135
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 124
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 82
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 59
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 23
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William F. Hosey

    Born 1906 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; clerk. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Hosey

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 30; cook. From Queenstown, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Tommy Bryan Hosey

    Born 1947; from Stringer, Mississippi. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Long An, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 449 records for Hosey in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia22 records

22 records of the Hosey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Hugh Hosey

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Manlius, arriving 1827; certificate of freedom 1847.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Pat Hosey

    Arrived in Queensland in 1891 aboard the Dorunda, aged 27.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Hosey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Almora, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Hosey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Hosey name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Hosey

    Buried in 1967 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Myrtle Vesta Hosey

    Died 1944 in Port Maitland, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Stanley Hosey

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hosey in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Hosey name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Hosey

    King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record M. B. Hosey

    Royal Irish Rifles. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Hosey

    York and Lancaster Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hosey in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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