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Houston

in Minnesota

There are 291 people with the last name "Houston" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

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Houston 1,711
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  1. is 1,707th most common Stearns
  2. is 1,708th most common Stout
  3. is 1,709th most common Tomlinson
  4. is 1,710th most common Truong
  5. is 1,711th most common Houston
  6. is 1,712th most common Ihrke
  7. is 1,713th most common Lindeman
  8. is 1,714th most common Schoenecker
  9. is 1,715th most common Siegel

Most Common First Names for Houston

Mark, John, William, Thomas, Diana, Jeff, Margaret, Michael, Robert, David

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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