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Houston

in Colorado

There are 639 people with the last name "Houston" in Colorado.

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Ranking in Colorado

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Houston 675
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  1. is 671st most common Rosales
  2. is 672nd most common Kaufman
  3. is 673rd most common Peck
  4. is 674th most common Winters
  5. is 675th most common Houston
  6. is 676th most common Strong
  7. is 677th most common Michael
  8. is 678th most common Callahan
  9. is 679th most common Tracy

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, William, John, Robert, Ben, David, Richard, Thomas, Paul, Cynthia

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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