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![Show Contents]() Hosfelt Surname History
Hosfelt is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Hosfelt family once lived near a stable or horse pasture. The surname is derived from the Old English words hors, which means horse, and falod, which means enclosure or field. Hosfelt may have also been given as an occupational surname to someone who worked at such a place. Early Origins of the Hosfelt familyThe surname Hosfelt was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Hosfelt familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hosfelt research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hosfelt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hosfelt Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hosfelt family name include Horsfield, Horsefield, Horsford, Horseford and many more. Early Notables of the Hosfelt familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hosfelt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Hosfelt family to Ireland
Some of the Hosfelt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 53 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hosfelt surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Hosfelt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Andrew Hosfelt, aged 29, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1844 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Hosfelt migration to the United States 
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