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Houston

in Florida

There are 2,477 people with the last name "Houston" in Florida.

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Ranking in Florida

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Houston 700
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  1. is 696th most common Sellers
  2. is 697th most common Bridges
  3. is 698th most common Atkins
  4. is 699th most common Briggs
  5. is 700th most common Houston
  6. is 701st most common Summers
  7. is 702nd most common Livingston
  8. is 703rd most common Dyer
  9. is 704th most common Nash

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, John, William, Robert, Mary, David, Joseph, Michael, Thomas, Charles

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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