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Houston

in the US

There are 43,905 people with the last name "Houston" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Houston 552
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  1. is 548th most common Atkinson
  2. is 549th most common Allison
  3. is 550th most common Skinner
  4. is 551st most common Combs
  5. is 552nd most common Houston
  6. is 553rd most common Monroe
  7. is 554th most common Van
  8. is 555th most common Deleon
  9. is 556th most common Gates

Most Common First Names for Houston

James, John, Robert, William, David, Michael, Mary, Thomas, Charles, Richard

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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