Houston

Scottish
"Hugh's town"

Houston Origin and Meaning

The name Houston is a boy's name meaning "Hugh's town".

Looking for a Texas name more distinctive than Austin and Dallas? Houston is a lanky, roguish place-name, right in style with its Texas accent and cowboy image.

# 689 in the US

Houston Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Houston

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Famous People Named Houston

  • Houston Stewart Chamberlain
    British,born German philosopher
  • Houston Alexander
    American mixed martial artist
  • Houston Antwine
    American NFL player
  • Houston Branch
    American screenwriter
  • Houston Person
    American jazz saxophonist
  • Houston Irwin (b. 2003)
    son of NFL player Heath Irwin
  • Houston Theriot (b. 2005)
    son of baseball player Ryan Theriot
  • Sam Houston
    American founder of Texas
  • Marques Barrett Houston
    American R&B/rap singer
  • Whitney Houston
    American singer

The name Houston in Pop Culture

  • Houston
    a colloquial term for NASA's Mission Control Center, and first word said from the moon
  • Houston
    largest city in Texas and the 4th most populated city in the United States.

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