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Houston

in Rhode Island

There are 95 people with the last name "Houston" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Houston 1,457
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  1. is 1,453rd most common Conlon
  2. is 1,454th most common Delfino
  3. is 1,455th most common Dussault
  4. is 1,456th most common Feldman
  5. is 1,457th most common Houston
  6. is 1,458th most common Jensen
  7. is 1,459th most common Kaufman
  8. is 1,460th most common Loffredo
  9. is 1,461st most common Merrill

Most Common First Names for Houston

John, Charles, Cynthia, Joseph, Pamela, James, Jeffrey, Jeremy, Karen

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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