How common is the surname Housman?

1,802 people in the United States had the surname Housman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,335 Americans. It ranked 16,071st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Housman?

Alfred Edward Housman, British classical scholar and poet (1859-1936), followed by Arthur Housman.

Where is the surname Housman most common?

Wikidata records people named Housman in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Housman getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,802 in 2010, down 5.6%.

The surname Housman

A surname, carried by 1,802 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Housman is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,802 people named Housman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,335 Americans. That is down 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,908.

#16,071

rank among US surnames

1,802

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-5.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,387)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,064	Ochsner	1,803	171,240
#16,071	Vales	1,802	171,335
#16,079	Wynkoop	1,801	171,430

Who is named Housman

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

94% of people named Housman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Housmans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alfred Edward Housman
British classical scholar and poet (1859-1936)
Arthur Housman
American actor (1889–1942)
Glen Housman
Australian swimmer, born 1971

Notable Housmans come mostly from the United Kingdom (1), the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Housman

Housman has the Soundex code H255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H255.

Questions

How common is the surname Housman?: 1,802 people in the United States had the surname Housman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,335 Americans. It ranked 16,071st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Housman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Housman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Housman?: Alfred Edward Housman, British classical scholar and poet (1859-1936), followed by Arthur Housman.
Where is the surname Housman most common?: Wikidata records people named Housman in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Housman getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,908 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,802 in 2010, down 5.6%.