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Houston

in Ohio

There are 1,750 people with the last name "Houston" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Houston 579
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  1. is 575th most common Oconnor
  2. is 576th most common Braun
  3. is 577th most common Hawk
  4. is 578th most common Kirby
  5. is 579th most common Houston
  6. is 580th most common Nash
  7. is 581st most common Horvath
  8. is 582nd most common Bruce
  9. is 583rd most common Hanson

Most Common First Names for Houston

Robert, James, William, David, Michael, John, Anthony, Mary, Charles, 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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