Hogsett

• (surname): Hogsed

Americanized spelling of Norwegian Høgseth, from Old Norse heggsetr, from heggr (“bird cherry”) + setr (“dwelling”). The first element might instead be haugr (“hill mound”), which is found in the surname Haug.

Hogsett (countable and uncountable, plural Hogsetts)

1. A surname from Norwegian.
2. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hogsett is the 25572^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 965 individuals. Hogsett is most common among White (80.73%) and Black/African American (12.12%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hogsett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190.

• ghettos, gothest