The Houser surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,484 people carried this name — #1,749 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 20,078 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Houser surname

Possibly from houser.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Houser» (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 34 people named Houser.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Doubs.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Doubs 28
Jura 4
Moselle 1

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

51 families named Houser, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 319 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 31
Maryland 11
South Carolina 4
New York 3
Virginia 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 246 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Houser in American newspapers,
1915–1916.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Houser
Daily Kennebec Journal 1915-07-28
Newspaper page from The Independent-reporter carrying the name Houser
The Independent-reporter 1916-09-07
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Houser
Daily Kennebec Journal 1916-06-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Houser in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

378 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Houser. The most, 83, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 156
Queensland 83
New South Wales 65
South Australia 42
Tasmania 14
Western Australia 13
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Houser.

Who carried it

People named Houser,
with a public archive behind them.

  • D. M. Houser
    D. M. Houser 1834–1915 · newspaper proprietor
  • James Alfred Houser
    James Alfred Houser 1847–1916 · writer
  • Ellen Rankin Copp
    Ellen Rankin Copp 1853–1901 · sculptor
  • František Houser
    František Houser 1864–1934 · politician
  • Paul W. Houser
    Paul W. Houser 1879–1942 · politician
  • Edward Houser d. 1943

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Houser,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,315 records

1,315 records of the Houser name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 733
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 271
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 125
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 84
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 63
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 27
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph C. Houser

    Born 1925 in Iowa. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Dodge Herrold; driver from Ida County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Calvary Cemetery, Anoka, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerry Lee Houser

    Born 1947; from Sacramento, California. U.S. Army; killed in action 1967 in Long Khanh, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Michel Houser

    Arrived at New York in 1860 aboard the Saint Nicolas from Havre, aged 18; farmer. From Baden, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,315 records for Houser in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands139 records

139 records of the Houser name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 78
  • Dutch population registers 52
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 9
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Jacobus Houser

    Married in 1861 in Rotterdam. Died 1903 in Rotterdam, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Margaretha Houser

    Born 1820 in Tegelen. Married in 1845 in Tegelen. Died 1908 in Venlo, aged 87.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pierre Houser

    Born 1811 in Venlo. Died 1811 in Venlo.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 139 records for Houser in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Houser name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Marie Houser

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 37.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Peter Houser

    Died 1960; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John James Houser

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Houser in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France10 records

10 records of the Houser name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louis Aime Constant Houser

    Born 1922 in Charmauvillers (Doubs); died 1998 in Boutigny-sur-Essonne (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claire Josephine Marie Houser

    Born 1912 in Maîche; died 1977 in Maîche (Doubs).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Marie Victorin Houser

    Born 1945 in Les Fontenelles; died 1994 in Besançon (Doubs).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Houser in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Houser name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Moses Houser

    Miner of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1862.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jacob Houser

    Arrived in Victoria in 1861 aboard the Brilliant, aged 42.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Houser

    Wrote to the Colonial Secretary of Queensland in 1861.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Houser in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Houser name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. J. Houser

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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