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Houston

in Arkansas

There are 783 people with the last name "Houston" in Arkansas.

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Ranking in Arkansas

NameRank
Houston 410
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  1. is 406th most common Jefferson
  2. is 407th most common Meeks
  3. is 408th most common Stroud
  4. is 409th most common Hancock
  5. is 410th most common Houston
  6. is 411th most common Skinner
  7. is 412th most common Mosley
  8. is 413th most common Lucas
  9. is 414th most common Duvall

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Robert, Billy, John, Linda, David, Jennifer, Gary, Mary, Michael

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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