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Houston

in Arizona

There are 572 people with the last name "Houston" in Arizona.

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Ranking in Arizona

NameRank
Houston 933
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  1. is 929th most common Mclean
  2. is 930th most common Daugherty
  3. is 931st most common Barlow
  4. is 932nd most common Glass
  5. is 933rd most common Houston
  6. is 934th most common Rico
  7. is 935th most common Ayers
  8. is 936th most common Donovan
  9. is 937th most common Jorgensen

Most Common First Names for Houston

Robert, William, David, Donald, James, John, Scott, Barbara, Richard, Bill

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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