How rare is the last name Houghton?

10,810 people in the United States have the last name Houghton, about 1 in 27,650. It ranks #3,260 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HOUGHTON

#3,260

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
10,810
About
1 in 27,650
This common or more
53.5%
Who bears it

Of the 10,810 people with the last name Houghton, 88.7% reported their origin as White, 4% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Houghton

#3,258 Paulsen · 10,822#3,259 Shipp · 10,812#3,261 Levesque · 10,808#3,262 Faulk · 10,806

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Houghton, most common first.

#594 Houston · 55,138#41,517 Hogston · 565#124,450 Houseton · 145

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