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Houston

in Louisiana

There are 1,080 people with the last name "Houston" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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Houston 460
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  1. is 456th most common Guidroz
  2. is 457th most common Alleman
  3. is 458th most common Greene
  4. is 459th most common Strickland
  5. is 460th most common Houston
  6. is 461st most common Lindsey
  7. is 462nd most common Borne
  8. is 463rd most common Womack
  9. is 464th most common Monroe

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Mary, Gerald, John, Barbara, Michael, William, Derrick, Henry, Deborah

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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