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Houston

in Utah

There are 448 people with the last name "Houston" in Utah.

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Ranking in Utah

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Houston 577
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  1. is 573rd most common Jennings
  2. is 574th most common Tran
  3. is 575th most common Bean
  4. is 576th most common Clements
  5. is 577th most common Houston
  6. is 578th most common Delgado
  7. is 579th most common Skinner
  8. is 580th most common Chandler
  9. is 581st most common Newton

Most Common First Names for Houston

John, James, Michael, Christopher, David, Jeff, Richard, Robert, Ryan, Gayle

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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