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Houston

in Vermont

There are 115 people with the last name "Houston" in Vermont.

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Ranking in Vermont

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Houston 825
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  1. is 821st most common Towle
  2. is 822nd most common Bevins
  3. is 823rd most common Bisson
  4. is 824th most common Dolan
  5. is 825th most common Houston
  6. is 826th most common Leavitt
  7. is 827th most common Osborne
  8. is 828th most common Pepin
  9. is 829th most common Robtoy

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, John, Christine, David, Michael, Dawn, Frederick, Michelle, Todd, Alexandra

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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