US Population With Last Name Houston By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 54,026 people in the US whose last name was Houston, and the rate of occurence of the Houston last name was 20.03 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Houston identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (54.63%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (40.92%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.97%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Houston By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Non-Hisp Black
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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Houston last name.

US Population With Last Name Houston By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 29514 54.63
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 22107 40.92
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 1064 1.97
Hispanic or Latino 810 1.50
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 303 0.56
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 227 0.42