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Houston

in Alabama

There are 1,548 people with the last name "Houston" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Houston 360
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  1. is 356th most common Farmer
  2. is 357th most common Curtis
  3. is 358th most common Hines
  4. is 359th most common Yates
  5. is 360th most common Houston
  6. is 361st most common Atkins
  7. is 362nd most common Ledbetter
  8. is 363rd most common Pritchett
  9. is 364th most common Burnett

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Charles, Willie, John, Robert, Thomas, Mary, William, David, Linda

Meaning & History

Northern Irish:

  • 1. habitational name from a place near Glasgow, Scotland, named with the genitive case of the medieval personal name Hugh + Middle English tune, toun ‘settlement’, ‘village’ (Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’). The landlord in question is a certain Hugo de Paduinan, who held the place c.1160. The Scottish surname is common in Ulster.
  • 2. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Uisdein, Mac Uistein (see McCutcheon).

    • FOREBEARS In 1836 the newly founded city of Houston, TX, was named in honor of Sam Houston (1793–1836), soldier and statesman. His ancestors were Ulster Scots who had emigrated to Philadelphia earlier in the 18th century. As commander in chief of the Texan army he achieved Texan independence from Mexico by routing the army of the Mexican general Santa Ana.

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