Hogsett
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Hogsed
Etymology edit
Americanized spelling of Norwegian Høgseth, from Old Norse heggsetr, from heggr (“bird cherry”) + setr (“dwelling”). The first element might instead be haugr (“hill mound”), which is found in the surname Haug.
Proper noun edit
Hogsett (countable and uncountable, plural Hogsetts)
- A surname from Norwegian.
- An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hogsett is the 25572nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 965 individuals. Hogsett is most common among White (80.73%) and Black/African American (12.12%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hogsett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190.