Hoos

See also: hoos

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Hoos.

Proper noun

Hoos (plural Hooses)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoos is the 41728^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Hoos is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hoos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 200.

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Hase.

Noun

Hoos m (plural Hoosn)

1. (Erzgebirgisch) hare (animal of either sex)

Related terms

• Hoosnbrotn
• Hoosnnapp

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 62: