# Houghton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhoʊtən/ · frequency rank #18,581

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17. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **Houston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/houghton-vs-houston)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhoughton`, `hoguhton`, `hougghton`, `houghhton`, `houghotn`, `houghtno`, `houghtonn`, `houghtton`, `hougthon`, `houhgton`, `huoghton`, `ohughton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/houghton