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Houston

in Massachusetts

There are 546 people with the last name "Houston" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Houston 1,386
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  1. is 1,382nd most common Horan
  2. is 1,383rd most common Luongo
  3. is 1,384th most common Otero
  4. is 1,385th most common Tatro
  5. is 1,386th most common Houston
  6. is 1,387th most common Magee
  7. is 1,388th most common Marquez
  8. is 1,389th most common Stokes
  9. is 1,390th most common Waterman

Most Common First Names for Houston

Michael, Robert, James, David, Richard, John, Mark, Mary, William, Daniel

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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