Explore the Family Name Haughn

The meaning of Haughn

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEacháin ‘descendant of Eachán’, probably a diminutive of Eachaidh (see Hoey).

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How common is the last name Haughn in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Haughn has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 42,757th most popular surname, while by 2010, it fell to the 44,356th spot, indicating a rank change of -3.74%. The total count of individuals with this surname, however, slightly increased from 477 in 2000 to 485 in 2010, showing an increase of 1.68%. Proportionally, the occurrence of this surname per 100,000 people decreased by -11.11% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,757	#44,356	-3.74%
Count	477	485	1.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haughn

Ethnic identity data for the surname Haughn, also based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with 96.02% in 2000 dipping slightly to 95.46% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped completely from 1.47% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There were no reported instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during these years. However, there was a notable increase in individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 1.47% in 2000 to 1.65% in 2010. The category of Two or more races also saw its debut in 2010 with 1.65% of individuals with the Haughn surname identifying as such.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	95.46%	-0.58%
Two or More Races	0%	1.65%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.47%	1.65%	12.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%