The Hoss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,033 people carried this name — #10,565 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 97,100 people counted. That is down 28% from 4,211 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Hoss.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
53 people named Hoss live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 36 people named Hoss live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hoss in American newspapers,
1894–1902.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 108,178 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hoss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hal E. Hoss 1892–1934 · politician -
Henriette Delbort 1895– · swimmer -
József Hoss 1881–1969 · politician
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Granville S. Hoss 1885–1950 · writer
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Willi Hoss 1929–2003 · politician
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Jean Hoss 1937–2024 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hoss.
- Horst 9,245 · U.S. census
- Horta 3,889 · U.S. census
- Horter 309 · U.S. census
- Horth 215 · U.S. census
- Horvat 1,674 · U.S. census
- Horvath 15,302 · U.S. census
- Host 1,519 · U.S. census
- Hoste 199 · U.S. census
- Hosten 318 · U.S. census
- Hostettler 670 · U.S. census
- Hot 397 · U.S. census
- Hotte 303 · U.S. census
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