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Houston

in New Jersey

There are 577 people with the last name "Houston" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Houston 1,278
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  1. is 1,274th most common Pitts
  2. is 1,275th most common Copeland
  3. is 1,276th most common Flaherty
  4. is 1,277th most common Grady
  5. is 1,278th most common Houston
  6. is 1,279th most common Lara
  7. is 1,280th most common Branch
  8. is 1,281st most common Coffey
  9. is 1,282nd most common Dorsey

Most Common First Names for Houston

William, John, David, James, Mary, Michael, Laura, Dorothy, Nancy, Paul

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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