Host surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Host surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,519 people carried this name — #18,278 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 196,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 1,501 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 180 people named Host.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Bas-Rhin 96
Moselle 33
Paris 21
Aisne 4
Haut-Rhin 4
Corrèze 3
Seine-et-Marne 2
Haute-Savoie 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 130 people named Host 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

Buenos Aires Province 87
Córdoba 43

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 43 people named Host live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 38
Liège 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

89 people named Host is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 89

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Host,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Matthäus Host
    Matthäus Host 1509–1587 · university teacher
  • Josip Host 1755–1836 · priest
  • Nicolaus Thomas Host 1761–1834 · physician
  • Michel Host 1937–2021 · writer
  • Alisa Host 1988– · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Host.

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