Housden Surname

185,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Housden Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (apparently) the House-Valley [Old English hús + denu] But Hous- may be for How’s (as in How’s Beck, Westm.); and there may have been some confusion with Houston, q.v.

Housden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0981:50,7456,282
United States8531:424,92336,761
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Canada831:443,92338,562
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6661:36,6004,760
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Housden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (apparently) the House-Valley [Old English hús + denu] But Hous- may be for How’s (as in How’s Beck, Westm.); and there may have been some confusion with Houston, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Housden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Housden occurs most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Housden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 185,898th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,197,695 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Housden reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,098 people, or 1 in 50,745. In England Housden is most frequent in: Cambridgeshire, where 19 percent reside, Essex, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 12 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Housden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Housden has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Housden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Housden surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Housden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.16% more than the national average, earning R 411,492 per year; in United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $49,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houden92155/
Husden9226/
Ousden921/
Hosden920/
Hodsden86300/
Chusden86195/
Heusden86194/
Huisden86162/
Houdent8642/
Chosden867/
Hausden866/
Husdien864/
Housdin862/
Chouden861/
Husdaen861/
Hostden861/
Husdeen861/
Hoden832,899/
Ouden83464/
Osden83169/
Huden83153/
Usden839/
Heusdent808/
Houedeen803/
Chouzden802/
Choudeng802/
Hajouden801/
Housding800/
Choden7724,566/
Gosden771,861/
Houdin771,307/
Huiden77311/
Hodent77290/
Chuden77241/
Hoeden77223/
Ausden77108/
Hoiden77103/
Eusden7798/
Hooden7774/
Hauden7757/
Hojden7757/
Khoden7751/
Hoyden7750/
Gouden7750/
Khuden7740/
Husdin7731/
Huyden7724/
Hodden7720/
Hudden7719/
Hudeen7718/
Hasden7717/
Hodeng7715/
Usdeen7715/
Hodeen7714/
Jusden7710/
Hueden777/
Hudeng776/
Oueden776/
Hosdin776/
Oudden775/
Hudien774/
Hodeun773/
Oudeng773/
Ohsden771/
Houdem771/
Hocden771/
Heuden771/
Ouzden771/
Usdoen771/
Houdne771/
Hodien771/
Jouden771/
Gusden770/
Hohden770/
Houedn770/
Chayouden757/
Oden7315,332/
Uden733,248/
Hodn732/
Gausden71619/
Chhoden71564/
Hodencq71211/
Euesden71116/
Choudin7190/
Choeden7167/
Oudenne7150/
Heudent7149/
Houedin7146/
Choiden7135/
Khoshdn7125/
Huijden7121/
Chauden7114/
Chueden7113/
Chodaen7112/
Chucden719/
Hoddien717/
Choudem717/
Chuzden717/
Hohdeng717/
Houdion715/
Gouzden715/
Austden713/
Hussdin713/
Chooden713/
Chhuden712/
Chodien712/
Huddeen712/
Huideng712/
Khoudin712/
Houding712/
Chudeng712/
Hasdeen711/
Hodentt711/
Hodtden711/
Aoueden711/
Ouedden711/
Khudeen711/
Hasdent711/
Chuyden711/
Chudent711/
Hadsden710/
Haudeen710/
Goudden710/
Auesden710/
Goueden710/
Haden677,220/
Oudin676,489/
Hudin674,819/
Udeen674,466/
Udden673,976/
Goden672,420/
Odden672,318/
Hodin671,923/
Odeng671,702/
Guden671,250/
Hodne671,121/
Juden671,041/
Odent67845/
Ozden67553/
Euden67509/
Udeng67471/
Auden67419/
Ocden67375/
Odien67288/
Oeden67273/
Odeen67252/
Usdin67236/
Hausding67230/
Hoidn67224/
Uhden67194/
Hudyn67183/
Hodyn67129/
Udien67104/
Oudyn6772/
Ohden6758/
Háden6747/
Hodén6739/
Joden6725/
Asden6721/
Udehn6720/
Uoden6719/
Chayuden6716/
Hudem6713/
O'Den6711/
Osdin6711/
Hodem6710/
Ahden678/
Oduen677/
Odeun677/
Gousddin675/
Goudn675/
Chhoeden675/
Oiden675/
Odend674/
Udeun674/
Odehn674/
Odenå674/
Hoydn674/
Hodenova674/
Hojdn673/
Khudn673/
Odemn672/
Oudem672/
Chodn672/
Odenn672/
Uduen672/
Udenn672/
Odenc672/
Oudne672/
Udent672/
Hudenova672/
Choodeng672/
Udaen671/
Oxden671/
Ooden671/
Chastden671/
Chaudien671/
Hudne671/
Hudnt671/
Uiden671/
Hüden671/
Osdem671/
Choidhen671/
Chayoden671/
Ushdn671/
Khoshdin671/
Haisdden670/
Oyden670/

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