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Houston

in Washington

There are 648 people with the last name "Houston" in Washington.

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Ranking in Washington

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Houston 906
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  1. is 902nd most common Muller
  2. is 903rd most common Foss
  3. is 904th most common Good
  4. is 905th most common Eastman
  5. is 906th most common Houston
  6. is 907th most common Santiago
  7. is 908th most common Calhoun
  8. is 909th most common Charles
  9. is 910th most common Roberson

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, Michael, Robert, William, John, Daniel, Barbara, Betty, Bill, Carol

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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