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Houston

in Pennsylvania

There are 1,162 people with the last name "Houston" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Houston 919
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  1. is 915th most common Rock
  2. is 916th most common Horne
  3. is 917th most common Winter
  4. is 918th most common Alston
  5. is 919th most common Houston
  6. is 920th most common Chamberlain
  7. is 921st most common Cobb
  8. is 922nd most common Nace
  9. is 923rd most common Mcnamara

Most Common First Names for Houston

Robert, John, James, William, Richard, Linda, Mary, Barbara, David

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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