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Houston Family History
Houston Genealogy & Family TreeHouston is a Scottish name from Renfrewshire, Scotland. It means "the settlement belonging to Hugh," a French given name that means "intelligent." The earliest known ancestor--Finlawe de Hustone--was recorded in 1296. The family motto is "Do well and doubt not."
Other spellings include “Houstown," "Huston," "Hueston," "Hughston," "Hughstone," "Houstone," "Houstowne," "Houstoun," "Huestoun," "Huestown," and "Huestowne." Notable people with the surname include American singer and actress Whitney Houston (The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher's Wife), American actor Marques Houston (Sister Sister, You Got Served, Fat Albert), and English actor William Houston (Sherlock Holmes, Clash of the Titans, Elizabeth: The Golden Age). The first Houston to come to America was Robert Houston in Massachusetts in 1719.
Houston Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Alice Stone Houston -- --, 1522 December 0, 1565
- Robert Houston -- --, 1815 November 30, 1869
- Katherine Houston -- --, 1568 December 0, 1646
- Patrick Houston -- --, 1380 December 0, 1440
- Samuel Elbert 'Sam' Houston -- --, 1889 February 0, 1975 Missouri
Houston Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Richard Houston -- --, 1500 December 0, 1554
- Betsey Ann Houston -- --, 1818 October 18, 1890 Tennessee
- James Houston -- --, 1794 December 0, 1856 Tennessee
- Robert Houston -- --, 1758 December 0, 1763 Virginia
- William Houston -- --, 1750 May 9, 1824 Virginia
