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Houston

in Tennessee

There are 2,166 people with the last name "Houston" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Houston 330
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  1. is 326th most common Burnett
  2. is 327th most common Wilkerson
  3. is 328th most common Leonard
  4. is 329th most common Grant
  5. is 330th most common Houston
  6. is 331st most common Tidwell
  7. is 332nd most common Goins
  8. is 333rd most common Ferrell
  9. is 334th most common Roberson

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, John, David, Michael, William, Robert, Charles, Jennifer, Sandra, Brenda

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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