How Many People Have the Last Name Houston?
people had the surname Houston in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,184 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,874 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Houston (52.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 41.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Houston ranks #429. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 54.6% to 52.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Houston grew from 54,026 people in 2000 to 56,900 in 2010 (up 5.3%), and its rank fell from #563 to #592. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 20.03 to 19.29 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 54,026 | 56,900 |
| Rank | #563 | #592 |
| Per 100,000 people | 20.03 | 19.29 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Houston
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Houston: H235
👤 Houston as a First Name
Houston is a first name too: about 12,999 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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