Hosking is a surname of Cornish origin. In Cornwall there are also the variant forms Hosken, Hoskin and Hoskins. Unlike many Cornish surnames which are associated with a small district, Hosking and its variants are distributed in west Cornwall (Hosking and Hosken), mid Cornwall (Hoskins) and east Cornwall (Hoskin). It has the meaning "sedgeman", i.e. a thatcher who makes roofs of

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...

.Hosking, James (1970) ''To America and Back with James Hosking, 1811''; ed. James M. Hosking. St Buryan: the editor; pp. 77–78 (The text is reproduced in facsimile from ''Narrative of a Voyage from England to the United States of North America; with travels through part of eight of the states ...'' Penzance: pr. f. the author by T. Vigurs, 1813. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Hosking (broadcaster), British civil servant and broadcaster * Bill Hosking, Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) *

Charles Ernest Hosking, Jr. Charles Ernest Hosking Jr. (May 12, 1924 – March 21, 1967) was a United States Army Special Forces soldier who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal post ...

(1924–1967), Medal of Honor recipient *

Eric Hosking Eric John Hosking Order of the British Empire, OBE (2 October 1909 – 22 February 1991) was an English photographer noted for his Nature photography, bird photography. Life and career Eric Hosking OBE, Hon FRPS, was a pioneering wildlife photo ...

OBE (1909–1991), English photographer noted for his bird photography *

Geoffrey Hosking Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the m ...

(born 1942), historian of Russia and the Soviet Union *

George Hosking George Dunne Cameron Hosking OBE (born 27 December 1943 in Bowmore, in the Hebridean island of Islay) is a British Quaker, economist, accountant, psychologist, and clinical criminologist who founded WAVE Trust in 1996. Education He graduated ...

OBE, Quaker, economist, accountant, psychologist and clinical criminologist *

Henry Alfred Hosking Henry Alfred Hosking (6 August 1908 – 3 June 1957) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States and moved with his family to Canada, at Rockwood, Ontario later in his ...

(1908–1957), Liberal Party member of the Canadian House of Commons *

Janine Hosking Janine Hosking is an Australian documentary film maker. She won a Walkley Award in 1997 for a Seven Network television report titled ''Tjandamurra'', the story of Tjandamurra O'Shane. Hosking has made several other well received documentaries ...

, Australian documentary film maker *

Jeremy Hosking Jeremy John Hosking (born 20 July 1958) is a British businessman and political donor. Ranked number 351 in the Sunday Times Rich List 2019, with a net worth of £375 million, he is a shareholder in Crystal Palace F.C. and a noted railway e ...

, British businessman noted for interests in railway heritage *

John Hosking (politician) John Hosking (17 April 1805 – 9 September 1882) was a politician, merchant and magistrate in the colony of New South Wales. He was the first elected mayor of Sydney, serving from 1842 to 1843. Biography Born in England, Hosking's precise bir ...

, Australian politician and first elected mayor of Sydney *

Mike Hosking Michael Noel James Hosking IV is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster who has worked for Radio New Zealand and TVNZ and from 2008 has been the weekday breakfast host on Newstalk ZB with "The Mike Hosking Breakfast". He is a supporter ...

, New Zealand television and radio journalist and presenter *

Rita Hosking Rita Hosking is an American composer and musician based in Davis, California. She plays Americana and bluegrass styles of music with both standards and original songs. Since the release of ''Are You Ready?'', she has been performing around th ...

, American composer and musician based in Davis, California *

Sampson Hosking Sampson Hosking (4 January 1888 – 20 October 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, South Australian Football League (SAFL). He was twice a re ...

, Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Port Adelaide in the SAFL * Stuart Hosking (born 1965), British TV personality *

William Hosking William Hosking (26 November 1800 – 2 August 1861) was an English writer, lecturer, and architect who had an important influence on the growth and development of London in Victorian times. He became the first Professor of Architecture at K ...

FSA (1800–1861), writer, lecturer, and architect; influenced the development of London in Victorian times

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