This surname may be extinct
Hound Surname Definition:
[HUNTROYD (Scandinavian) belonging to Huntroyd = (prob.) Hund's Clearing [Old Norse hund-r, hound, used as a pers. name + a deriv. of Old Norse hrióða, to strip, rid: cp. ruð, a clearing]
Hound Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Hound Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
[HUNTROYD (Scandinavian) belonging to Huntroyd = (prob.) Hund's Clearing [Old Norse hund-r, hound, used as a pers. name + a deriv. of Old Norse hrióða, to strip, rid: cp. ruð, a clearing]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
1. Anglo-Saxon hund, a hunting dog. A Gilbert le Hund is found in H.R. 2. The designation of a parish in Hampshire, which includes within its boundaries the far-famed Netley Abbey.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Hound Demographics
Average Male Hound Height
173.71 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 24 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khound | 91 | 2,030 | / |
| Houndt | 91 | 15 | / |
| Chound | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hund | 89 | 4,681 | / |
| Houn | 89 | 597 | / |
| Hond | 89 | 461 | / |
| Ound | 89 | 8 | / |
| Housend | 83 | 119 | / |
| Hundt | 80 | 7,952 | / |
| Khond | 80 | 4,201 | / |
| Chond | 80 | 2,056 | / |
| Gound | 80 | 1,831 | / |
| Houng | 80 | 964 | / |
| Ehoun | 80 | 889 | / |
| Khoun | 80 | 725 | / |
| Choun | 80 | 570 | / |
| Hondt | 80 | 503 | / |
| Chund | 80 | 365 | / |
| Houen | 80 | 244 | / |
| Housn | 80 | 206 | / |
| Hunds | 80 | 134 | / |
| Hondz | 80 | 121 | / |
| Hohun | 80 | 115 | / |
| Hundz | 80 | 96 | / |
| Khund | 80 | 74 | / |
| Huhnd | 80 | 55 | / |
| Hount | 80 | 16 | / |
| Houne | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jound | 80 | 12 | / |
| Honds | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hounk | 80 | 8 | / |
| Huynd | 80 | 5 | / |
| Houyn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ahund | 80 | 2 | / |
| Huend | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hundh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouend | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oundt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huind | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houën | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hondh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hjoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haund | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hounn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Heund | 80 | 0 | / |
| Houhn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Huntd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hoond | 80 | 0 | / |
| D'Houndt | 77 | 14 | / |
| Choundte | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hon | 75 | 75,612 | / |
| Hun | 75 | 58,722 | / |
| Oun | 75 | 24,206 | / |
| Ond | 75 | 703 | / |
| Und | 75 | 64 | / |
| Hayoun | 73 | 3,297 | / |
| Housen | 73 | 2,233 | / |
| Choung | 73 | 1,297 | / |
| Houten | 73 | 1,085 | / |
| Khaund | 73 | 894 | / |
| Housin | 73 | 580 | / |
| Houtin | 73 | 470 | / |
| Choune | 73 | 465 | / |
| Khoune | 73 | 284 | / |
| Chhoun | 73 | 264 | / |
| Hajoun | 73 | 187 | / |
| Khundh | 73 | 168 | / |
| Hountz | 73 | 104 | / |
| Haioun | 73 | 85 | / |
| Houyon | 73 | 77 | / |
| Aihoun | 73 | 64 | / |
| Chouen | 73 | 53 | / |
| Hounhe | 73 | 39 | / |
| D'Hond | 73 | 29 | / |
| Houian | 73 | 24 | / |
| Chaund | 73 | 23 | / |
| Houyan | 73 | 22 | / |
| Huhndt | 73 | 21 | / |
| Choind | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gouend | 73 | 16 | / |
| Houcin | 73 | 13 | / |
| Chondh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Khondh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khounn | 73 | 7 | / |
| Housng | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hundte | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chundz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chonnd | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chohun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ehoune | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hounte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khounh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Houjin | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ohouen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Houyen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chount | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cheund | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chundh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heyoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Choond | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hounne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houene | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houeng | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khonnd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khount | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chouhn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chounn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhaund | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houcen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoouen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuund | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khouen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houmne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hougne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houjen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hundås | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haundz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayound | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hocind | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuend | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoinds | 73 | 0 | / |
| Joundt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Houjan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hounck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goundt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hong | 67 | 4,544,123 | / |
| Chon | 67 | 1,060,144 | / |
| Hunt | 67 | 333,945 | / |
| Hung | 67 | 177,294 | / |
| Chun | 67 | 117,763 | / |
| Khun | 67 | 116,917 | / |
| Gond | 67 | 89,556 | / |
| Khon | 67 | 55,379 | / |
| Hand | 67 | 49,611 | / |
| Gund | 67 | 29,678 | / |
| Huyn | 67 | 14,590 | / |
| Huhn | 67 | 13,898 | / |
| Houngue | 67 | 12,445 | / |
| Hone | 67 | 10,556 | / |
| Haun | 67 | 10,440 | / |
| Hohn | 67 | 9,872 | / |
| Houssen | 67 | 9,452 | / |
| Hoon | 67 | 7,842 | / |
| D'Hondt | 67 | 7,153 | / |
| Houssin | 67 | 6,710 | / |
| Hoen | 67 | 5,688 | / |
| Huon | 67 | 5,008 | / |
| Hunn | 67 | 4,960 | / |
| Hunh | 67 | 4,580 | / |
| Houchin | 67 | 4,185 | / |
| Heun | 67 | 3,427 | / |
| Oung | 67 | 3,256 | / |
| Goun | 67 | 3,163 | / |
| Joun | 67 | 2,676 | / |
| Ahun | 67 | 2,432 | / |
| Jund | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Huin | 67 | 1,705 | / |
| Houchen | 67 | 1,500 | / |
| Honn | 67 | 1,458 | / |
| Hayoune | 67 | 1,414 | / |
| Houm | 67 | 903 | / |
| Hune | 67 | 845 | / |
| Hosn | 67 | 681 | / |
| Housien | 67 | 527 | / |
| Undp | 67 | 502 | / |
| Hoin | 67 | 457 | / |
| Hont | 67 | 393 | / |
| Jond | 67 | 331 | / |
| Houseen | 67 | 256 | / |
| Oond | 67 | 252 | / |
| Honh | 67 | 219 | / |
| Husn | 67 | 211 | / |
| Houting | 67 | 193 | / |
| Hunc | 67 | 188 | / |
| Hondova | 67 | 168 | / |
| Oune | 67 | 154 | / |
| Khajond | 67 | 150 | / |
| Houyang | 67 | 144 | / |
| Ouen | 67 | 102 | / |
| Aund | 67 | 99 | / |
| Onnd | 67 | 83 | / |
| Khojand | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hoyn | 67 | 64 | / |
| Huun | 67 | 57 | / |
| Honč | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chhoung | 67 | 44 | / |
| Houteng | 67 | 44 | / |
| Undt | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ounh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ohun | 67 | 30 | / |
| Housing | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chousen | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chhouen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hondowa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hojn | 67 | 19 | / |
| Houceng | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khujand | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hünd | 67 | 15 | / |
| Homn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chayoun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chaioun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ehoutin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Humd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ouhn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ounk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hundová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chaouen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ehounte | 67 | 7 | / |
| Humn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hutn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chouian | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houngne | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ount | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houyong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hayoung | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haioune | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houiene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uind | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houjeen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahnd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oind | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hjon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Undh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chouten | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Outn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houssyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houyane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuindt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chouene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hunč | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houseng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hhun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oumd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chouyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khounne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhounn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhunds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Housent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houtink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huggind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Undz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haouene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmgne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounnqu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hussind | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houyeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoën | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hundova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khojond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoyand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ondh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ondt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ondë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choondh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chajoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hussend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouïn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ondz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Undd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chouyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chouyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houtten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Houyten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Choueng | 67 | 0 | / |
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