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Houston

in Mississippi

There are 1,369 people with the last name "Houston" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

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Houston 229
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  1. is 225th most common Hinton
  2. is 226th most common Massey
  3. is 227th most common Hardy
  4. is 228th most common Douglas
  5. is 229th most common Houston
  6. is 230th most common Grant
  7. is 231st most common Harrell
  8. is 232nd most common Lawrence
  9. is 233rd most common Page

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, John, Robert, Mary, William, Willie, Betty, Billy, David, Henry

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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