Explore the Family Name Huson

The meaning of Huson

English: patronymic from the personal name Hugh, Hue (see Hugh) + -son.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Huson saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name moved from 21,088th place in 2000 to 20,926th in 2010, an improvement of about 0.77 percent. During the same period, the count of individuals carrying the surname Huson also rose from 1,161 to 1,259, marking an 8.44 percent hike. Notably, its proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.43 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,088	#20,926	0.77%
Count	1,161	1,259	8.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.43	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huson

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those who identify with the Huson surname. In the period between 2000 to 2010, there was a significant increase among those identifying as of Asian/Pacific Islander origin (from 0.95 percent to 1.43 percent) and those reporting two or more races (from 0.95 percent to 2.07 percent). Over the same interval, the percentage of Huson individuals identifying as Hispanic climbed from 3.10 percent to 4.13 percent. The proportion of those identifying as White slightly dropped from 89.15 percent to 88.88 percent while the Black group experienced a substantial decrease from 4.74 percent to 2.38 percent. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained relatively stable, making a slight drop from 1.12 percent to 1.11 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.15%	88.88%	-0.3%
Hispanic	3.1%	4.13%	33.23%
Black	4.74%	2.38%	-49.79%
Two or More Races	0.95%	2.07%	117.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	1.43%	50.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.12%	1.11%	-0.89%