# Houston (surname)

Houston is a surname of Scottish origin, from the place called Houston, Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. In Old English, the name Houston, meant the settlement belonging to Hugh.

## People with the surname "Houston" include

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### A

* Alasdair Houston, English biologist
* Alexander Houston (1865–1933), Scottish policy expert
* Allan Houston (born 1971), American basketball player
* Amanda Houston (born 1980), British weather presenter
* Andrew Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Andy Houston (born 1970), American stock car racer
* Angus Houston (born 1947), Australian air marshal

### B

* Barry Houston (born 1970), American professional wrestler
* Bill Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Bob Houston (1877–1954), Scottish footballer
* Bobbie Houston (born 1957), New Zealand-Australian pastor
* Bobby Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Brad Houston, American ice hockey coach
* Brian Houston (born 1954), New Zealand-Australian pastor
* Byron Houston (born 1969), American basketball player

### C

* Charde Houston (born 1986), American basketball player
* Charles Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Cherylee Houston (born 1975), British actress
* Chris Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Christine Houston (born 1935), American writer
* Cisco Houston (1918–1961), American singer-songwriter
* Cissy Houston (1933–2024), American singer
* Clair Aubrey Huston, American stamp designer
* Clint Houston (1946–2000), American bassist
* C. Stuart Houston (1927–2021), American-Canadian physician

### D

* Dale Houston (1940–2007), American singer
* Dale Houston (tennis) (born 1961), Australian tennis player
* David Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Demerio Houston (born 1996), American football player
* Dennis Houston (born 1999), American football player
* Deryk Houston (born 1954), Canadian artist
* Dianne Houston (born 1954), American film director
* Dick Houston (1863–1921), Australian cricketer
* Donald Houston (1923–1991), Welsh actor
* Doug Houston (born 1943), Scottish footballer
* Drew Houston (born 1983), American internet entrepreneur
* Drusilla Dunjee Houston (1876–1941), American writer

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* Edward Houston (born 1937), American sprint canoer
* Edwin J. Houston (1847–1914), American businessman
* Elsie Houston (1902–1943), Brazilian singer
* Eva Houston (born 2001), American Paralympic athlete

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* Fitz Houston (born 1953), American actor
* Frances C. Houston (1867–1906), American painter
* Frank K. Houston (1881–1973), American businessman

### G

* Garry Houston (born 1971), Welsh golfer
* Gavin Houston (born 1977), American actor
* George Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Glyn Houston (1925–2019), Welsh actor
* Gordon Houston (1916–1942), American baseball player
* G. David Houston (1880–1940), American professor
* Graham Houston (born 1960), British footballer
* Guy S. Houston (born 1961), American politician

### H

* Harold Houston (born 1990), Bermudian sprinter
* Harold Houston (labor lawyer) (1872–1947), American labor lawyer
* Harry R. Houston (1878–1960), American politician
* Heather Houston (born 1959), Canadian curler
* Henry Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Herbert Sherman Houston (1866–1955), American businessman

### J

* Jack Houston (1919–2008), Australian politician
* James Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jameson Houston (born 1996), American football player
* Jamie Houston (born 1982), English-German rugby union footballer
* Jean Houston (born 1937), American author
* Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (1934–2024), American writer
* Jennifer Houston (born 1971), Australian politician
* Jesse Houston (1909–1968), American baseball player
* Jessica Houston (born 1989), American figure skater
* J. Gorman Houston Jr. (1933–2024), American judge
* Jim Houston (1937–2018), American football player
* Jimmy Houston, American fisherman
* Joel Houston (born 1979), Australian musician
* John Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Johnny Houston (1889–1964), Irish footballer
* Jordan Houston (footballer) (born 2000), Scottish footballer
* Jordan Houston III (born 1975), American rapper and record producer
* Joshua Houston (1822–1902), American slave
* JP Houston, American singer-songwriter
* Justin Houston (born 1989), American football player

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* Ken Houston (born 1944), American football player
* Ken Houston (ice hockey) (1953–2018), Canadian ice hockey player
* Kenneth Houston (born 1941), Irish rugby union footballer
* Kevin Houston (disambiguation), multiple people

### L

* Lamarr Houston (born 1987), American football player
* Lambert Houston (born 1991), Chinese-American actor
* Leroy Houston (born 1986), Australian rugby union footballer
* Lin Houston (1921–1995), American football player
* Livingston W. Houston (1891–1977), American academic administrator
* Lock E. Houston (1814–1897), American politician
* Lorri Houston, American pioneer

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* Marcus Houston (born 1981), American football player
* Margaret Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marguerite Houston (born 1981), Australian rower
* Marques Houston (born 1981), American singer
* Marty Houston (born 1968), American stock car racing driver
* Matt Houston (singer) (born 1977), French singer
* Michael Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Moira Houston (born 1961), English swimmer

### N

* Neil Houston (born 1957), Canadian curler
* Nora Houston (1883–1942), American painter
* Norman Houston (disambiguation), multiple people

### P

* Patrick Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Paula Houston (born 1960), American prosecutor
* Penelope Houston (born 1958), American singer-songwriter
* Penelope Houston (film critic) (1927–2015), British film critic
* Penny Houston (born 1942), American politician
* Peter Houston (born 1958), Scottish footballer
* Phil Houston, New Zealand rugby league football referee

### R

* Reggie Houston (born 1947), American musician
* Renée Houston (1902–1980), Scottish actress
* Rich Houston (1945–1982), American football player
* Richard Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Robert Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Robin Houston (born 1947), British voice artist
* Roderick Houston (born 1962), American politician
* Russell Walker Houston, American politician

### S

* Sam Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Scott Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Shine Louise Houston, American filmmaker
* Stephen D. Houston (born 1958), American anthropologist
* Sterling Houston (1945–2006), American playwright
* Stewart Houston (born 1949), Scottish football player and coach

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* Tate Houston (1924–1974), American saxophonist
* Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905), American attorney and politician
* Thelma Houston (born 1946), American singer
* Tick Houston, American baseball player
* Tim Houston (born 1970), Canadian politician
* Tommy Houston (born 1945), American race car driver
* Tyler Houston (born 1971), American baseball player

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* Ulysses L. Houston, American pastor

### V

* Velina Hasu Houston (born 1957), American playwright
* Victor Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Victoria Houston, American writer

### W

* Wade Houston (born 1944), American basketball coach
* Walt Houston (born 1932), American football player
* Walter Scott Houston (1912–1993), American astronomer
* Wanda Houston, American singer
* Whitney Houston (1963–2012), American singer, Model, and Actor, Producer
* Will Houston (rugby referee) (born 1988), Australian rugby league referee
* William Houston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Wyatt Houston (born 1994), American football player

### Z

* Zac Houston, American baseball player
* Zach Houston, American artist