A habitational surname. • A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage. • A placename: • A large city, the county seat of Harris County, Texas, United States, named after Sam Houston. • A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland. • A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada. • Other places in the United States: • An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama. • A city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. • A small town in Perry County, Arkansas. • A small town in Kent County, Delaware. • An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida. • An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia. • A township in Adams County, Illinois. • An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana. • A small city and township in Houston County, Minnesota. • A small city in and one of the two county seats of Chickasaw County, Mississippi. • A small city, the county seat of Texas County, Missouri. • An unincorporated community in York County, Nebraska. • An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina. • An unincorporated community in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio. • A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania. • An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Tennessee. • Ellipsis of Houston County. • The Johnson Space Center, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas.