Houston - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Houston \

is pronounced HEW-ston. It is of Irish, Gaelic and Old English origin, and its meaning is "Hugh's town; settlement on the hill". Place name. The name's association with the American West is due to the Texan general Sam Houston and the city of Texas that bears his name.

Houston has 4 variant forms: Hewson, Huston, Hutcheson and Hutchinson.

Baby names that sound like Houston are Hasting and Hastings.

Houston is a somewhat common first name for men (#779 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#434 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Houston. Compare Houston with its variant forms and related boy names.

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