Hougton Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hougton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hougton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Hougton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hougton is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hougton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hougton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Hougton is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Hougton reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Hougton is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Hougton is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 26 percent are found, West Midlands, where 22 percent are found and Cornwall, where 17 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Hougton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hougton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hougton surname declined 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 41 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hougton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hougton surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Hougton earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% more than the national average, earning $61,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hougthon9318/
Houhgton933/
Hogton9266/
Ougton921/
Hougthong881/
Haugton8617/
Khogton863/
Hugtton861/
Ogton832/
Haugthon8012/
Khogthon805/
Hohgtong801/
Chugtong801/
Hougttan800/
Hogthton800/
Ugtong77136/
Ogtong77113/
Hagton776/
Hucton774/
Hukton771/
Ougtun771/
Hokton771/
Hocton770/
Hogtan770/
Hockton71175/
Haugtun7110/
Hokthon711/
Hookton711/
Hogtane711/
Augtong711/
Ausgton710/
Agton67184/
Hokthong6786/
Octon6782/
Okton678/
Haugtomt678/
Hooktong674/
Chokthon674/
Choktong672/
Khogtane671/
Ucton671/
Ogtan671/
Khagtoon671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hougton
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