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Houston

in Michigan

There are 1,339 people with the last name "Houston" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Houston 604
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  1. is 600th most common Blanchard
  2. is 601st most common Nicholson
  3. is 602nd most common Hurst
  4. is 603rd most common Noble
  5. is 604th most common Houston
  6. is 605th most common Ritter
  7. is 606th most common Cochran
  8. is 607th most common Lindsey
  9. is 608th most common Tanner

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Mary, Michael, Richard, Robert, William, Donald, Kimberly, 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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