Houston.
A habitational surname.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage.
A placename: A large city, the county seat of Harris County, Texas, United States, named after Sam Houston.
A placename: A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.
A placename: A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A small town in Perry County, Arkansas.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A small town in Kent County, Delaware.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A township in Adams County, Illinois.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A small city and township in Houston County, Minnesota.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A small city in and one of the two county seats of Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Texas County, Missouri.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in York County, Nebraska.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio.
A placename: Other places in the United States: A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: Other places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Tennessee.
A placename: Ellipsis of Houston County.
The Johnson Space Center, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas.
Houston, we've had a problem here.
Where this word comes from
Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton
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