Houston - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Houston \ho(us)-ton\ 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 common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Houston. Click here to compare Houston with related baby names.