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Houston

in Missouri

There are 1,320 people with the last name "Houston" in Missouri.

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Ranking in Missouri

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Houston 435
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  1. is 431st most common Curry
  2. is 432nd most common Sherman
  3. is 433rd most common Vance
  4. is 434th most common Keith
  5. is 435th most common Houston
  6. is 436th most common Tyler
  7. is 437th most common Bradford
  8. is 438th most common Hood
  9. is 439th most common Bryan

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, William, John, Robert, Michael, Donald, Linda, Mary, Cheryl, Jennifer

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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