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

Houpe, 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 Houpe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Houpe in America

Houpe is the 65424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Houpe surname appeared 303 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Houpe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Houpe 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 Houpe

The surname Houpe originated in France, specifically in the northern regions of Normandy and Picardy. It dates back to the early Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century. The name is derived from the Old French word "houpe," meaning a tuft or crest of feathers. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who wore a distinctive feathered headdress or had a tufted hairstyle.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Houpe appears in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name is listed as "Hupe" and is believed to refer to a Norman landowner who settled in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

In the 13th century, the name Houpe was found in various records across northern France, including the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a collection of charters from the Abbey of Saint-Père in Chartres. It is also documented in the Rôles de l'Échiquier de Normandie, which were legal records from the Exchequer of Normandy.

Notable individuals bearing the surname Houpe include:

1. Jean Houpe (c. 1350-1420), a French artist and illuminator known for his work on manuscripts and religious texts in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

2. Pierre Houpe (1525-1598), a French Protestant theologian and writer who played a significant role in the French Reformation.

3. Marie-Anne Houpe (1745-1810), a French painter and portraitist who was a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in Paris.

4. Louis Houpe (1810-1876), a French architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Gare de l'Est railway station.

5. Émile Houpe (1879-1957), a French composer and musician who wrote operas, ballets, and orchestral works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The surname Houpe has also been associated with various place names in France, such as Houppeville in Normandy and Houplin-Ancoisne in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. These locations may have been named after early settlers bearing the Houpe surname or derived from similar root words related to tufts or crests.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Houpe

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

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 Houpe 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 Houpe 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 Houpe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Houpe, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!