How common is the surname Husband?

3,480 people in the United States had the surname Husband in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,720 Americans. It ranked 9,347th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Husband?

Rick Husband, American astronaut (1957-2003).

Where is the surname Husband most common?

Wikidata records people named Husband in the United States.

Is the surname Husband getting more or less common?

More common. 3,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,480 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Husband

A surname, carried by 3,480 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H215

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Husband is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,480 people named Husband in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,720 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,429.

#9,347

rank among US surnames

3,480

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,798)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,343	Ostrom	3,485	88,593
#9,344	Lampert	3,484	88,618
#9,345	Helfrich	3,482	88,669
#9,347	Schuyler	3,480	88,720
#9,350	Hepburn	3,479	88,745
#9,352	McCammon	3,478	88,771

Who is named Husband

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

67% of people named Husband identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Husbands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rick Husband
American astronaut (1957-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Husband

Husbands

Husband has the Soundex code H215, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H215.

Questions

How common is the surname Husband?: 3,480 people in the United States had the surname Husband in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,720 Americans. It ranked 9,347th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Husband?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Husband identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Husband?: Rick Husband, American astronaut (1957-2003).
Where is the surname Husband most common?: Wikidata records people named Husband in the United States.
Is the surname Husband getting more or less common?: More common. 3,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,480 in 2010, up 1.5%.