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Houston

in Maine

There are 172 people with the last name "Houston" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Houston 1,239
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  1. is 1,235th most common Read
  2. is 1,236th most common Christie
  3. is 1,237th most common Gilpatrick
  4. is 1,238th most common Good
  5. is 1,239th most common Houston
  6. is 1,240th most common Huston
  7. is 1,241st most common Keenan
  8. is 1,242nd most common Meehan
  9. is 1,243rd most common Moon

Most Common First Names for Houston

David, Tammy, Thomas, William, Cheryl, George, Homer, Joanne, Joseph, Robert

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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