as a Last Name
- 4,044
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Hou
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 侯: from a Chinese word denoting a feudal rank, often translated into English as ‘marquis’. One known source of the surname is Marquis Hou Min of the state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481BC).
| 8,200th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,044
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Hou per capita
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