Host Surname History

Origins Available:
England

The distinguished surname Host is one of the many surnames that first came to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from the Old French word "oste" or "hoste," meaning "host," and was most likely first borne by an inn-keeper. 1

Early Origins of the Host family

The surname Host was first found in Somerset where the earliest recorded bearer of the name was Elias le Host, who was listed in the 1254 Assize Rolls of Somerset. Later, he was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1279. In Yorkshire, Richard le Ost, Lost was listed in the 13th century. 2

Early History of the Host family

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Host Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Host, Hoste, Ost, Hust and others.

Early Notables of the Host family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Sir William Hoste (1780-1828), a prominent English naval commander known as "the hero of Lord Nelson's Navy...

Host Ranking

In the United States, the name Host is the 15,475^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Host migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Host Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Conrad Host, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Host (post 1700) +

Michel Host (1942-2021), French writer

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)