Hosaka

English

Etymology

A romanization of Japanese 保坂 (Hosaka), possibly from the kanji 保 (protection) and 坂 (slope, hill). Related to English Osaka.

Proper noun

Hosaka (plural Hosakas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hosaka is the 69170^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 284 individuals. Hosaka is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (69.37%) and Mixed Race (18.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hosaka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 204.