Hosier is an occupational surname. It originates from either the Old English word "hosa", meaning a maker or seller of legwear, or from the French word "heuse", later "hosier", meaning a maker of footwear. The modern surname appears to derive from the English meaning but uses the French spelling.[1]

A variant origin of the Hosier surname occurred sometime between 1850 and 1950 with conversion of the surname "Hueshaw" to "Hosier".[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ "Surname Database: Hosier Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database.
  2. ^ Aldred, Millie Francis Mills (1952). Aldred, Jacob W. H. (ed.). History of the William Mills Family. United States. pp. 7 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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