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Houston

in Texas

There are 4,833 people with the last name "Houston" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

NameRank
Houston 425
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  1. is 421st most common Camacho
  2. is 422nd most common Lynch
  3. is 423rd most common Galindo
  4. is 424th most common Owen
  5. is 425th most common Houston
  6. is 426th most common Dennis
  7. is 427th most common Gregory
  8. is 428th most common Curry
  9. is 429th most common Mathis

Most Common First Names for Houston

John, James, David, Charles, Robert, William, Michael, Thomas, Mary, Sam

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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