Whiston
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Whisson
Etymology
editVarious origins:
- The villages in Merseyside and South Yorkshire are named from Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”).
- The villages in Staffordshire are named from the unattested Old English personal name *Witi + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
- The village in Northamptonshire is probably named from Old English Hwiċċe (“a local tribe”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
editWhiston (countable and uncountable, plural Whistons)
- A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791).
- A small village in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8460).
- A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8914).
- A village in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0347).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4590).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whiston is the 55255th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 372 individuals. Whiston is most common among White (93.28%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whiston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
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- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Northamptonshire, England
- en:Places in Northamptonshire, England
- en:Villages in Staffordshire, England
- en:Places in Staffordshire, England
- en:Villages in South Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in South Yorkshire, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English