Colston

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Kolr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Colston (countable and uncountable, plural Colstons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A northern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
   2. A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9828).
2. A habitational surname.

Derived terms

• Car Colston
• Colston Bassett

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Colston is the 7617^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4363 individuals. Colston is most common among White (55.4%) and Black/African American (39.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Colston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 356.