| ![Show Contents]() Hosack History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Hosack familyThe surname Hosack was first found in Oxfordshire where William Hostiler was recorded at Eynsham in 1190. A few years later, Robert, Edid le Osteler was registered in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1204, and later at Oseney in Oxfordshire in 1260. Henry Husteler was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1301. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included Godfrey le Hoselur and later, Richard le Hosteler was found in the Writs of Parliament c. 1318. 2 Early History of the Hosack familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hosack research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1501, 1562, 1614, 1674, 1694, 1715, 1738, 1782 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Hosack History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hosack Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ostler, Hostler, Hosteller, Hostiller, Hustler, Oastler, Osler, Ossler, Husler and many more. Early Notables of the Hosack familyWilliam Ostler (died 1614), an actor in English Renaissance theatre, a member of the King's Men, the company of William Shakespeare.
John Hustler (1715-1790), was a philanthropist, a native of Bradford, Yorkshire, where his family had been resident and engaged in the wool trade since the early years of the seventeenth century. His parents were members of the Society of Friends, and he appears to have been educated...
Another 67 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hosack Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Hosack familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Ostler, who arrived in Antigua (Antego) in 1747; Volen Ostler, who arrived in Virginia in 1673; Samuel Ostler, who came to Virginia in 1674; Eliz Ostler, who settled in Virginia in 1682.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hosack (post 1700) | + |
- David Hosack (1769-1835), American physician, botanist, and educator; he tended to the fatal injuries of Alexander Hamilton after his duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804, and to Hamilton's son Philip after his fatal 1801 duel with George Eacker
- Aaron Hosack (b. 1981), American football wide receiver
- Ralph Hosack (b. 1935), Canadian boxer at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- John Hosack (1809-1887), Scottish lawyer and historical writer from Glenaher, Dumfriesshire
- J. C. Hosack, Scottish rugby union player, member of the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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