How common is the surname Houser?

20,484 people in the United States had the surname Houser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,073 Americans. It ranked 1,749th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Houser?

Bud Houser, American shot putter and discus thrower (1901-1994), followed by Jerry Houser.

Where is the surname Houser most common?

Wikidata records people named Houser in the United States.

Is the surname Houser getting more or less common?

More common. 20,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,484 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Houser

A surname, carried by 20,484 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). Houser is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Possibly from houser. * (German): Anglicization of German Hauser

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,484 people named Houser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,073 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,078.

#1,749

rank among US surnames

20,484

people in 2010

6.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #1,632)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,740	Yee	20,591	14,994
#1,741	Kruse	20,584	14,999
#1,742	McMullen	20,545	15,028
#1,743	Hurd	20,540	15,031
#1,744	Castle	20,534	15,036
#1,745	Valdes	20,527	15,041
#1,746	McWilliams	20,523	15,044

Who is named Houser

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

87% of people named Houser identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Housers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bud Houser
American shot putter and discus thrower (1901-1994)
Jerry Houser
Actor, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Houser

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

Questions

Where does the surname Houser come from?: Possibly from houser. * (German): Anglicization of German Hauser
How common is the surname Houser?: 20,484 people in the United States had the surname Houser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,073 Americans. It ranked 1,749th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Houser?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Houser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Houser?: Bud Houser, American shot putter and discus thrower (1901-1994), followed by Jerry Houser.
Where is the surname Houser most common?: Wikidata records people named Houser in the United States.
Is the surname Houser getting more or less common?: More common. 20,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,484 in 2010, up 2.0%.