Aston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Aston Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon name meaning 'enclosed ash tree settlement' or 'ash enclosure'.

An occupational or topographocal name for someone that lived in a settlement enclosed by ash trees or that had a lot of ash trees growing in it. Could also be used to describe somebody who worked with ash trees or maintained them.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Aston Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Aston family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 777
Labourer 84
Coal Miner 60
Domestic Servant 53
Agricultural Labourer 52
General Servant 46
Miner 46
Dress Maker 32
House Keeper 27
Carpenter 22
Cotton Weaver 16
Wood Cutter 16
Laundress 15
Annuitant 13
Tailor 13
Blacksmith 13
Silk Winder 12
No Occupation 11
Clerk 11
Nurse 10
Servant 10
Gun Maker 10
None 10
Nail Maker 10
Puddler 10

Aston Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stone 60% 165,061
2 Austin 67% 100,559
3 Aston 100% 38,435
4 Easton 83% 21,426
5 Austen 67% 16,326
6 Seaton 50% 15,345
7 Auston 83% 6,723
8 Astin 80% 5,364
9 Steen 40% 2,907
10 Steane 33% 2,342
11 Stein 40% 1,956
12 Stain 40% 1,768
13 Stean 40% 1,384
14 Seton 60% 1,086
15 Euston 67% 1,019
16 Aiston 83% 892
17 Eston 80% 886
18 Easten 67% 879
19 Asten 80% 715
20 Oston 80% 541
21 Suton 60% 529
22 Stane 40% 476
23 Ston 80% 448
24 Ouston 67% 371
25 Souton 50% 365
26 Staine 33% 359
27 Stan 60% 351
28 Austine 57% 272
29 Saton 60% 268
30 Steene 33% 261
31 Souten 33% 138
32 Stoan 60% 129
33 Iseton 67% 126
34 Sten 60% 125
35 Eustone 57% 119
36 Osten 60% 113
37 Stine 40% 110

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The surname Aston is the 3rd most popular variant of Stone.

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