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Houston

in Kentucky

There are 679 people with the last name "Houston" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Houston 779
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  1. is 775th most common Nalley
  2. is 776th most common Ashcraft
  3. is 777th most common Moody
  4. is 778th most common Ware
  5. is 779th most common Houston
  6. is 780th most common Huddleston
  7. is 781st most common Kramer
  8. is 782nd most common Quinn
  9. is 783rd most common Mckee

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Robert, William, Charles, John, Lisa, Shirley, Dan, David, Gary

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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