Houghton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === (Michigan) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊtən/ === Proper noun === Houghton (countable and uncountable, plural Houghtons) A common placename: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Houghton and Wyton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281724). A village in Stanwix Rural parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY407593). A hamlet in Sancton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE886392). A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU341143). A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF789288). A hamlet in Heddon-on-the-Wall parish, southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1266). A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ017411). A village in Burton community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9807). Ellipsis of Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa. A town near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lee County, Iowa. A city, the county seat of Houghton County, Michigan, on the Upper Peninsula. A township in Keweenaw County, Michigan. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Caneadea, Allegany County, New York. An unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota. A neighbourhood of the city of Kirkland, Washington. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Houghton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206.