# Huston (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,435 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,218 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,786 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (16,364 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Huston 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Huston in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Huston

- John Huston, American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987)
- Anjelica Huston, American actress (born 1951)
- Danny Huston, American actor, director
- Jack Huston, British actor
- Nyjah Huston, American skateboarder
- Virginia Huston, American actress (1925-1981)

## Similar surnames

Houston, Heston, Haston, Haughton, Hastings, Houghton, Higdon, Hasting, Hiestand.

## 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.