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The Houde surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,211 people carried this name — #13,696 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 133,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 2,252 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Houde surname

From the French surname of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hildi (“battle”) or *aud (“wealth”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Houde» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 201 people named Houde.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Aisne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Aisne 30
Ardennes 29
Paris 28
Bas-Rhin 21
Yvelines 13
Marne 10
Yonne 6
Gironde 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Houde in American newspapers,
1911–1913.

Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Houde
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1913-12-05
Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Houde
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1912-11-29
Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Houde
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1911-09-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,964 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Houde,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Moïse Houde
    Moïse Houde 1811–1885 · politician
  • Frédéric Houde
    Frédéric Houde 1847–1884 · politician
  • Louis Houde
    Louis Houde 1879–1945 · politician
  • Camillien Houde
    Camillien Houde 1889–1958 · politician
  • Charles-Édouard Houde 1823–1912 · politician
  • Fernand Houde 1924–1989 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Houde is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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