Houghton

English Etymology From en ang hōh ridge, spur + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town. Pronunciation en /ˈhoʊtən/ Michigan Proper noun ~ s A common placename: A number of places in the United Kingdom: en village par/Houghton and Wyton co/Cambridgeshire cc/England OS grid ref TL281724. en village par/Stanwix Rural co/Cumbria cc/England OS grid ref NY407593. en hamlet par/Sancton co/East Riding of Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE886392. en village/and/cpar in dist/Test Valley co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SU341143. Parish map (Hampshire) en village/and/cpar in dist/King's Lynn and West Norfolk co/Norfolk cc/England OS grid ref TF789288. Parish map (Norfolk) en hamlet par/Heddon-on-the-Wall southern co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NZ1266. OS: Northumberland en village/and/cpar in dist/Arun co/West Sussex cc/England OS grid ref TQ017411. Parish map (West Sussex) en village wcomm/Burton co/Pembrokeshire cc/Wales OS grid ref SM9807. en w:Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa. en town near city/Adelaide s/South Australia c/Australia. en number of places c/USA: en minor city co/Lee County s/Iowa. en city/county seat co/Houghton County s/Michigan, on the en Upper Peninsula. en twp co/Keweenaw County s/Michigan. en hamlet/and/CDP town:pref/Caneadea co/Allegany County s/New York. TopoZone: Houghton, New York en unincorporated community co/Brown County s/South Dakota. en neighbourhood city:pref/Kirkland s/Washington. en habitational Old English. Derived terms en Great Houghton Hanging Houghton Houghton and Wyton Houghton Conquest Houghton County Houghton-le-Spring Houghton Regis Houghton Saint Giles Little Houghton Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Houghton is the 3228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11184 individuals. Houghton is most common among White (92.52%) individuals. References Further reading