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Houston

in Georgia

There are 2,527 people with the last name "Houston" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

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Houston 357
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  1. is 353rd most common Hubbard
  2. is 354th most common Sapp
  3. is 355th most common Lucas
  4. is 356th most common Rose
  5. is 357th most common Houston
  6. is 358th most common Chastain
  7. is 359th most common Dorsey
  8. is 360th most common Beck
  9. is 361st most common Fox

Most Common First Names for Houston

Mary, James, John, Robert, David, William, Thomas, Angela, Charles, George

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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