Find out how popular the last name Hogshooter is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hogshooter.

Hogshooter, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hogshooter surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hogshooter in America

Hogshooter is the 146201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hogshooter surname appeared 113 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hogshooter.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hogshooter to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hogshooter

The surname Hogshooter has its origins in England, tracing back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have derived from an occupational descriptor, referring to individuals who hunted or shot wild boars, known as "hogs" in old English vernacular.

During the medieval and Tudor periods, wild boar hunting was a popular pursuit among the nobility and gentry classes in England. The name Hogshooter likely emerged as a way to identify those skilled in this activity, either as professional hunters or as members of the landed gentry who engaged in the sport.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Warwickshire, where a Thomas Hogshooter was listed as a resident in 1527. Another early reference can be found in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wiston in Sussex, which mention a John Hogshooter in 1543.

In the 17th century, the Hogshooter surname began to spread beyond its initial localized regions. Notable individuals bearing the name during this time include William Hogshooter (1612-1689), a wealthy landowner from Gloucestershire, and Robert Hogshooter (1638-1701), a renowned huntsman in the employ of the Earl of Pembroke.

As the centuries progressed, the Hogshooter name continued to be associated with rural communities and hunting traditions. In the 19th century, Benjamin Hogshooter (1822-1892) gained fame as a celebrated gamekeeper and hunting guide in the Scottish Highlands, while Thomas Hogshooter (1841-1912) was a respected breeder of hunting dogs in Yorkshire.

Other noteworthy figures with the Hogshooter surname include Elizabeth Hogshooter (1765-1843), a prominent landowner and philanthropist in Oxfordshire, and Captain John Hogshooter (1789-1856), a British Army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a respected author on hunting and field sports.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hogshooter

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hogshooter.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hogshooter was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hogshooter has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hogshooter was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Hogshooter, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!