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Houston

in Virginia

There are 943 people with the last name "Houston" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Houston 820
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  1. is 816th most common Mcpherson
  2. is 817th most common Dyer
  3. is 818th most common Ayala
  4. is 819th most common Huynh
  5. is 820th most common Houston
  6. is 821st most common Ragland
  7. is 822nd most common Terrell
  8. is 823rd most common Hundley
  9. is 824th most common Wilcox

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Charles, Robert, John, Michael, Thomas, William, Patricia, Ernest

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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