Aston

See also: aston

English

Etymology

From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Aston (countable and uncountable, plural Astons)

1. (uncountable) A common placename:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A hamlet in Remenham parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7884).
      2. A small village (Aston-by-Sutton) and civil parish (without a council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5578).
      3. A hamlet in Sudbury parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1631).
      4. A village and civil parish in High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1883).
      5. A hamlet in Kingsland parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4662).
      6. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2722).
      7. A village in Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3402).
      8. A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8093).
      9. A small village in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5328).
      10. A hamlet in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6109).
      11. A village in Aston cum Aughton parish, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4685).
      12. A village in Maer parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7541).
      13. A hamlet in Seighford parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8923).
      14. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, historically in Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP0889).
   2. A suburban village in Hawarden community, Flintshire, Wales, contiguous with Shotton (OS grid ref SJ3067).
   3. A commune in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
   4. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Aston, Oxfordshire.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Aston Abbotts
• Aston Botterell
• Aston by Budworth
• Aston-by-Stone
• Aston-by-Sutton
• Aston by Wrenbury
• Aston Cantlow
• Aston Clinton
• Aston cum Aughton
• Aston Eyre
• Aston Fields
• Aston Flamville
• Aston Ingham
• Aston juxta Mondrum
• Aston le Walls
• Aston Magna
• Aston Martin
• Aston Mullins
• Aston Munslow
• Aston on Carrant
• Aston on Clun
• Aston-on-Trent
• Aston Pigott
• Aston Rowant
• Aston Sandford
• Aston Somerville
• Aston Subedge
• Aston Tirrold
• Aston Upthorpe
• Chetwynd Aston
• Cold Aston
• Little Aston
• Middle Aston
• North Aston
• Steeple Aston
• Wheaton Aston

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Aston is the 8402^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3937 individuals. Aston is most common among White (89.74%) individuals.

Noun

Aston (plural Astons)

1. (informal) A car made by Aston Martin.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.

Anagrams

• natos, tonas, Santo, sat on, Stano, santo, Atons, Tanos