How common is the surname Hauser?

15,981 people in the United States had the surname Hauser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,320 Americans. It ranked 2,279th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hauser?

Cole Hauser, American actor, followed by Paul Walter Hauser.

Where is the surname Hauser most common?

Wikidata records people named Hauser in the United States, Austria and Australia and 1 other country.

Is the surname Hauser getting more or less common?

More common. 15,648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,981 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Hauser

A German surname, carried by 15,981 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hauser is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Hauser.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,981 people named Hauser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,320 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,648.

#2,279

rank among US surnames

15,981

people in 2010

5.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,125)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,270	Earl	16,027	19,264
#2,271	Berman	16,025	19,266
#2,272	Schaeffer	16,024	19,268
#2,273	Cheek	16,020	19,273
#2,274	Fenton	16,017	19,276
#2,275	Sams	16,014	19,280
#2,276	Saylor	16,010	19,285

Who is named Hauser

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Hauser identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hausers

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cole Hauser
American actor, born 1975
Paul Walter Hauser
American actor, born 1986
Wings Hauser
American actor, 1947–2025
Lisa Hauser
Austrian biathlete, born 1993
Sam Hauser
American basketball player, born 1997
Marc Hauser
American biologist, born 1959
Tim Hauser
American singer (1941–2014)
Matthew Hauser
Australian triathlete, born 1998
Miska Hauser
Austrian composer and musician (1822–1887)
Julia Hauser
Austrian triathlete, born 1994
Alexander Hauser
Austrian footballer, born 1984

Notable Hausers come mostly from the United States (6), Austria (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hauser

Hauser has the Soundex code H260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H260.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hauser come from?: Borrowed from German Hauser.
How common is the surname Hauser?: 15,981 people in the United States had the surname Hauser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,320 Americans. It ranked 2,279th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hauser?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hauser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hauser?: Cole Hauser, American actor, followed by Paul Walter Hauser.
Where is the surname Hauser most common?: Wikidata records people named Hauser in the United States, Austria and Australia and 1 other country.
Is the surname Hauser getting more or less common?: More common. 15,648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,981 in 2010, up 2.1%.