Explore the Family Name Houg

The meaning of Houg

1. Americanized form of Dutch Huig. See Hougen and Hug. 2. Norwegian: variant of Haug. 3. Altered form of German Haug. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Houg has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Houg ranked 49,767th in popularity and had risen to 49,723rd by 2010, marking a subtle increase of about 0.09 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 396 to 422 over the decade, an ascent of approximately 6.57 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease from 0.15 to 0.14, indicating a drop of about 6.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#49,723	0.09%
Count	396	422	6.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Houg

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Houg, again as per findings from the Decennial U.S. Census, we observe some changes over the decade. The majority of individuals identifying as White remained consistent, with a nominal increase from 95.71 percent in 2000 to 95.97 percent in 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased by 22.37 percent, dropping from 1.52 percent to 1.18 percent. Interestingly, Black representation emerged within the Houg surname holders, growing from zero to 1.42 percent. The census recorded no change in Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity. For those identifying with two or more races, data was suppressed for the year 2010, meaning that it was not available due to privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	95.97%	0.27%
Black	0%	1.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.52%	1.18%	-22.37%
Two or More Races	1.26%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%