The Hou surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,958 people carried this name — #10,049 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,900 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
81 people named Hou live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Hou.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Landes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 50 people named Hou live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Hou live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hou.
- Hostettler 665 · U.S. census
- Hot 272 · U.S. census
- Hotte 302 · U.S. census
- Hottois 110 · U.S. census
- Hotton 232 · U.S. census
- Hotz 1,887 · U.S. census
- Houben 163 · U.S. census
- Houck 12,458 · U.S. census
- Houde 2,252 · U.S. census
- Houin 132 · U.S. census
- Houle 7,698 · U.S. census
- Houlette 192 · U.S. census
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