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Houston

in Maryland

There are 691 people with the last name "Houston" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

NameRank
Houston 744
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  1. is 740th most common Mullen
  2. is 741st most common Travers
  3. is 742nd most common Patton
  4. is 743rd most common Faulkner
  5. is 744th most common Houston
  6. is 745th most common Oconnell
  7. is 746th most common Forbes
  8. is 747th most common Mcmahon
  9. is 748th most common Bosley

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, John, Robert, David, William, Charles, Karen, Paul, Patricia

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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