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Houston

in Delaware

There are 138 people with the last name "Houston" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

NameRank
Houston 662
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  1. is 658th most common Minner
  2. is 659th most common Ramsey
  3. is 660th most common Atkinson
  4. is 661st most common Golden
  5. is 662nd most common Houston
  6. is 663rd most common Hutchinson
  7. is 664th most common Kramer
  8. is 665th most common Lehman
  9. is 666th most common Small

Most Common First Names for Houston

Edward, Barbara, David, Donald, Harriett, James, John, Larry, Robert, Steven

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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