People with the surname Huston or Houston are supposed to be descended from Sir Hugh de Paduinan (1140 – 1189), who was granted Sottish lands in Renfrewshire 6 miles from Glasgow that became village of Houston; Hugh's Town.
The Huston/Houston surname Y-DNA group has 194 men who are haplogroups E, I, J & R. Since their 1st names aren't listed, its unknown whether there's convergence. The last common ancestor of E & haplogroups F-Z was 65,000 years ago. The last common ancestor of haplogroups I & R was 48,000 years ago. The last common ancestor of haplogroups I & J was 42,000 years ago. Not everyone named Huston descends from the same person. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/houston/default.aspx?
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