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Houston

in Oklahoma

There are 889 people with the last name "Houston" in Oklahoma.

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Ranking in Oklahoma

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Houston 443
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  1. is 439th most common Orr
  2. is 440th most common Burke
  3. is 441st most common Beard
  4. is 442nd most common Bridges
  5. is 443rd most common Houston
  6. is 444th most common Stephenson
  7. is 445th most common Miles
  8. is 446th most common Sellers
  9. is 447th most common Townsend

Most Common First Names for Houston

John, Mark, David, Mary, Michael, Richard, William, James, Daniel, Robert

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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