How common is the last name Houston?

55,138 people in the United States have the last name Houston, about 1 in 5,421. It ranks #594 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HOUSTON

#594

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
55,138
About
1 in 5,421
This common or more
33.9%
Who bears it

Of the 55,138 people with the last name Houston, 49.5% reported their origin as White, 40.5% as Black and 5.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Houston

#592 Nicholson · 55,506#593 Larsen · 55,235#595 Meyers · 55,110#596 Greer · 55,088

Spelled almost the same

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

#3,260 Houghton · 10,810#36,772 Housden · 654#41,517 Hogston · 565#41,948 Hoston · 558#64,820 Hosten · 331#69,166 Hogsten · 306#124,450 Houseton · 145

Also a first name

As a first name, Houston ranks #2,493 of 53,615, with 9,835 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 469 births. See Houston as a first name

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