How common is the surname Houk?

5,560 people in the United States had the surname Houk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,530 Americans. It ranked 6,157th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Houk?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Houk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Houk getting more or less common?

More common. 5,501 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,560 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Houk

A surname, carried by 5,560 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Houk is more common than 96.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,560 people named Houk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,530 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,501.

#6,157

rank among US surnames

5,560

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,763)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,148	Lafrance	5,574	55,390
#6,149	Wendel	5,572	55,410
#6,150	Seely	5,571	55,420
#6,151	Mitchel	5,570	55,430
#6,152	Bartel	5,568	55,450
#6,153	Cress	5,565	55,480
#6,155	Benally	5,562	55,510

Who is named Houk

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

94% of people named Houk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Houk

Houk has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Questions

How common is the surname Houk?: 5,560 people in the United States had the surname Houk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,530 Americans. It ranked 6,157th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Houk?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Houk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Houk getting more or less common?: More common. 5,501 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,560 in 2010, up 1.1%.