Houchen Surname
Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname
Houchen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the diminutive Hugehon and Huchon, by and by Hutchin. For instances, v. Hutchins; compare Gibbon from Gilbert (i.e. nick. Gibb, diminutive Gibbon); v. Gibbens.
Read More About This SurnameHouchen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 763 | 1:475,044 | 40,344 |
| England | 295 | 1:188,875 | 16,792 |
| Taiwan | 245 | 1:95,693 | 946 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 104 | 1:482,872 | 34,278 |
Houchen (1,653) may also be a first name.
Houchen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the diminutive Hugehon and Huchon, by and by Hutchin. For instances, v. Hutchins; compare Gibbon from Gilbert (i.e. nick. Gibb, diminutive Gibbon); v. Gibbens.
Houchen Demographics
Average Houchen Salary in
United States
$41,331 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houchen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houchen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houchen is most common in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houchen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 261,614th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,858,364 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Houchen reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Houchen is also the 189,475th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,653 people.
The surname Houchen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 475,044. In The United States Houchen is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Taiwan, where 16 percent are found.
Houchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Houchen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Houchen last name expanded 734 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Houchen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Houchen surname are 12.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Houchen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.48% less than the national average, earning $41,000 CAD per year.
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Houchen Reference & Research
Hutchins DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hutchins FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Houchen
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