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Houston

in Washington DC

There are 117 people with the last name "Houston" in Washington DC.

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Ranking in Washington DC

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Houston 420
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  1. is 416th most common Wong
  2. is 417th most common Barnett
  3. is 418th most common Bates
  4. is 419th most common Dyson
  5. is 420th most common Houston
  6. is 421st most common Moreno
  7. is 422nd most common Schneider
  8. is 423rd most common Covington
  9. is 424th most common Haynes

Most Common First Names for Houston

Ella, Ellen, James, Mary, Thomas, Corbet, Ellis, Gregory, Jay, Natalie

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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