Find out how popular the last name Houghtaling is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Houghtaling.

Houghtaling, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Houghtaling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Houghtaling in America

Houghtaling is the 12656th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Houghtaling surname appeared 2,444 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Houghtaling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Houghtaling to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Houghtaling

The surname Houghtaling is of Dutch origin, and it can be traced back to the early 17th century in the Netherlands. The name is believed to have derived from the Dutch words 'hoog' meaning 'high' and 'taling' meaning 'branch' or 'twig,' suggesting that the name may have referred to a person who lived near a high branch or tree.

The earliest recorded instances of the Houghtaling surname can be found in the Dutch province of Gelderland, particularly in the towns of Nijmegen and Arnhem. The name was often spelled as Hooghtaling or Hoochtaling in its early iterations.

One of the earliest known references to the Houghtaling name is found in a church record from the town of Nijmegen, dated 1628, which mentions a marriage between Jan Hooghtaling and Maria van der Heijden. Another notable early record is a land deed from 1642 in Arnhem, which bears the signature of a Gerrit Hooghtaling.

As the Dutch began to settle in the American colonies in the 17th century, the Houghtaling name traveled across the Atlantic. One of the earliest recorded Houghtalings in America was Pieter Houghtaling, who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) around 1660. Pieter and his descendants went on to establish themselves in the Hudson Valley region of New York.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have carried the Houghtaling surname. One of the most prominent was John Houghtaling (1755-1839), a soldier and farmer from New York who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Another was Samuel Houghtaling (1790-1868), a minister and educator who served as the president of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) from 1842 to 1851.

In the 19th century, Charles Houghtaling (1828-1917) was a successful businessman and philanthropist in Troy, New York, where he founded the Houghtaling Hose Company, a manufacturer of fire hoses. Another notable figure was Albert Houghtaling (1858-1932), a lawyer and judge who served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Michigan from 1909 to 1932.

Additionally, the Houghtaling name has been associated with several place names in the United States, particularly in New York state, where towns and villages such as Houghtaling Island and Houghtaling Corners bear the family's name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Houghtaling

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Houghtaling.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Houghtaling was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Houghtaling has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Houghtaling was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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