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Hoisington Name Meaning

Perhaps an altered form of Horsington an English habitational name from places so named in Somerset and Lincolnshire. The first is named from Old English hors-thegn ‘horsekeeper groom’ + tūn ‘farmstead’ while the second is named in Domesday Book as Horsintone ‘farmstead (Old English tūn) associated with (-ing-) a man called Horsa’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Harrington, Heffington, Huffington, Henington, Covington, Huntington

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You can see how Hoisington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hoisington family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Hoisington families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 14 Hoisington families living in Somerset. This was about 50% of all the recorded Hoisington's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Hoisington families in 1891.
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What did your Hoisington ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Hoisington. 100% of Hoisington men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    100%
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Passenger Lists

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Hoisington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Hoisington in 1958 was 55, and 75 in 2004.

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