The Huss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,346 people carried this name — #5,481 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,286 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 751 people named Huss.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 232 people named Huss 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
92 people named Huss 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
47 people named Huss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 65 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
779 people named Huss is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Huss in American newspapers,
1845–1902.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,904 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Huss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Magnus Huss 1755–1797 · businessperson -
Karel Huss 1761–1838 · executioner -
Magnus Huss 1807–1890 · physician -
Elof Huss d. 1981 · civil servant
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Martin Huss 1450–1482 · printer
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Gustaf Huss 1650–1711 · mayor of a place in Sweden
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Huss.
- Hurtado 30,286 · U.S. census
- Hurteau 493 · U.S. census
- Hurter 214 · U.S. census
- Hurth 216 · U.S. census
- Hus 236 · U.S. census
- Huser 1,061 · U.S. census
- Hussain 16,909 · U.S. census
- Hussein 7,182 · U.S. census
- Husser 631 · U.S. census
- Husson 517 · U.S. census
- Hussong 704 · U.S. census
- Hut 212 · U.S. census
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