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Houston

in New Mexico

There are 288 people with the last name "Houston" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Houston 561
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  1. is 557th most common Townsend
  2. is 558th most common Barron
  3. is 559th most common Lindsey
  4. is 560th most common Erickson
  5. is 561st most common Houston
  6. is 562nd most common Wilcox
  7. is 563rd most common Orona
  8. is 564th most common Bond
  9. is 565th most common Holt

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Patricia, Robert, Carolyn, David, Jay, John, Betty, Charles, Clinton

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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