HOUSTON FAMILY CREST

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The Scottish surname Houston, also found in Ireland, is an habitational name from a place near Glasgow, Scotland, named with the genitive case of the medieval personal name Hugh and the  Middle English term tune, toun meaning “ a settlement, or village.” The landlord in question was Hugo de Paduinan, who held the place around 1160. When found in Ireland the name Houston was brought by Scottish settlers in the 16th Century and is most frequently found in the northern province of Ulster.