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Houston

in Indiana

There are 782 people with the last name "Houston" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Houston 808
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  1. is 804th most common Tanner
  2. is 805th most common Carmichael
  3. is 806th most common Jewell
  4. is 807th most common Kidd
  5. is 808th most common Houston
  6. is 809th most common Roy
  7. is 810th most common Strange
  8. is 811th most common Beach
  9. is 812th most common Landis

Most Common First Names for Houston

David, James, John, Robert, William, Michael, Kenneth, Mary, Barbara, Kevin

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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