Hoskin Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

It is easy to miss Hoskin in an index if you only search for Hoskins. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of Hoskin”. Hoskin drops the “s” of Hoskins, a shortening that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Hosking and Hoskyns.

Hoskin ranked 11,733 in the 2010 US Census, with 2,671 people answering to the name.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Hoskin, so the heraldry linked to Hoskins is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Hoskin family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.