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Houston

in North Carolina

There are 2,396 people with the last name "Houston" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Houston 413
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  1. is 409th most common Dalton
  2. is 410th most common Harmon
  3. is 411th most common Adkins
  4. is 412th most common Cheek
  5. is 413th most common Houston
  6. is 414th most common Underwood
  7. is 415th most common Brock
  8. is 416th most common Hodge
  9. is 417th most common Potter

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, David, Mary, Michael, William, John, Robert, George, Jerry, Barbara

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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