411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Hosaka
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Etymology
A romanization of en ja 保坂 Hosaka, possibly from the kanji ja 保 protection and ja 坂 slope, hill. Related to English en Osaka.
Proper noun
s
en Japanese.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hosaka is the 69170th 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