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Houston

in Nebraska

There are 166 people with the last name "Houston" in Nebraska.

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Ranking in Nebraska

NameRank
Houston 1,019
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  1. is 1,015th most common Walz
  2. is 1,016th most common Boettcher
  3. is 1,017th most common Chaney
  4. is 1,018th most common Foreman
  5. is 1,019th most common Houston
  6. is 1,020th most common Keenan
  7. is 1,021st most common Parrish
  8. is 1,022nd most common Sweet
  9. is 1,023rd most common Atkins

Most Common First Names for Houston

Robert, Michael, Brian, John, Mary, William, Helen, James, Stephen, Thomas

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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    Robert Houston, NE (8 searches)
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