# Hussey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hussey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,176 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,867 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,647 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (9,106 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French hosed, from Latin hosatus (“trousers, pants”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English houswyf (“housewife”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Houssaye, from Medieval Latin Osseia, ultimately related to houx (“holly”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEodhusa (“descendant of Eodhus”), a name of uncertain origin, but compare aodh (“fire”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hussey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hussey in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Hussey

- Olivia Hussey, British actress (1951–2024)
- Ruth Hussey, American actress (1911–2005)
- Frank Hussey, athletics competitor (1905-1974)
- Arthur Hussey, Amateur golfer (1882–1915)
- David Hussey, Australian cricker
- Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian, British cavalry officer (1775–1842)

## Similar surnames

House, Huss, Hesse, Hosey, Hause, Hasse, Huse, Hisey, Huskey, Hughey, Husk, Hayes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.