Houchen

Houchen Meaning & Origin

About Houchen
The surname Houchen is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hoc," meaning "hook" or "crook." The addition of the suffix "-en" indicates "son of," making Houchen mean "son of Hoc." It is a patronymic surname, commonly used to identify the descendants of a person named Hoc.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Houchen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Houchen: 408
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 51,066
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Houchen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Houchen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HXN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈhaʊkən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HXN', 'HKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Houchen in Braille

Here's how to represent Houchen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Houchen in braille

How to sign the name Houchen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Houchen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Houchen in sign language

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