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

The Hoste surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 199 people carried this name — #92,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 200 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 2,138 people named Hoste 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 West Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

West Flanders 1,028
East Flanders 811
Hainaut 66
Flemish Brabant 64
Antwerp 56
Limburg 35
Namur 28
Walloon Brabant 26

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 289 people named Hoste.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Nord 165
Paris 25
Yonne 10
Oise 7
Calvados 7
Aisne 7
Orne 5
Ain 5

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 31 people named Hoste 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 31

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

Who carried it

People named Hoste,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Blanche Brooke d. 1964
  • Mary Hoste d. 1721
  • Theoderick Hoste 1588–1663
  • Jane Hoste 1618–1672
  • James Hoste 1633–1699 · politician
  • Paul Hoste 1652–1700 · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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