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)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A northern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
- A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9828).
- A habitational surname.
Derived terms
- Car Colston
- Colston Bassett
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Colston is the 7617th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 356.