The Houle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,364 people carried this name — #4,239 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,200 people counted. That is up 9% from 7,698 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 113 people named Houle.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 print
Houle in American newspapers,
1919–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Houle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albert Houle 1914–2008 · military personnel -
Robert Houle 1947– · painter -
David Houle 1948– · writer -
Marc Houle 1972– · composer -
Nicolas Houle 1973– · director -
Alphonse Houle 1894–1966
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 71 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Houle.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Houle is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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