Houghtailing Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Houghtailing Surname Definition:

HOUGHTAILING: (Dutch.) From Hoofd, head or chief, and telling, counting or telling, that is, head clerk or accountant; a money—master, a money—collector. Hough, hauff, haife, a pile, a lump; dell, to pay, give over. Saxon, daelan; Dutch, deelen; German, theilen, to separate, give, pay over.

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Houghtailing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

Houghtailing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HOUGHTAILING: (Dutch.) From Hoofd, head or chief, and telling, counting or telling, that is, head clerk or accountant; a money—master, a money—collector. Hough, hauff, haife, a pile, a lump; dell, to pay, give over. Saxon, daelan; Dutch, deelen; German, theilen, to separate, give, pay over.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Houghtailing Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Houghtailing Come From? nationality or country of origin

Houghtailing is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houghtailing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Houghtailing is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Houghtailing reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States it is most numerous in: Hawaii, where 36 percent live, California, where 31 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Houghtailing is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Houghtailing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Houghtailing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Houghtailing surname declined 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Houghtailing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Houghtailing last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% being registered with the party.

Houghtailing earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,518 USD per year.

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