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Houston

in California

There are 3,339 people with the last name "Houston" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Houston 789
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  1. is 785th most common Carbajal
  2. is 786th most common Cornejo
  3. is 787th most common Ingram
  4. is 788th most common Solomon
  5. is 789th most common Houston
  6. is 790th most common Carey
  7. is 791st most common Randall
  8. is 792nd most common Barry
  9. is 793rd most common Katz

Most Common First Names for Houston

Robert, John, William, James, Michael, David, Richard, Charles, Mary

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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