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Early Origins of the Houpt family

The surname Houpt was first found in Provence, in the south west of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Marseille and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Houpt family

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Houpt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hupais, d'Hupais, Hoopais, Haupais, Houpais, Houpart, Houpaugh, Houpays, Houpert and many more.

Early Notables of the Houpt family

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Houpt Ranking

In the United States, the name Houpt is the 18,172nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Houpt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Houpt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Houpt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1747 2
Houpt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Frederick Houpt, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1849 2
  • Emmerich Christian Joseph Houpt, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 2
  • C R Houpt, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Houpt (post 1700) +

  • Charles C. Houpt, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1902-14 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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